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Title: Strange Swarm Type Activity on Hived Swarm
Post by: DayValleyDahlias on March 09, 2008, 07:35:54 PM
Day 3 of Hived Swam...I heard to sound and saw the activity by the hive entrance.  A bunch of bees bearded or clustered on the front ront of hive...now all is well..I was going to go take the excluder off should I with this acticvty?
Title: Re: Strange Swarm Type Activity on Hived Swarm
Post by: Kimbrell on March 09, 2008, 11:34:33 PM
Well????!!!!!  We're waiting!  I want to know the answer, too.  What are they doing clustering so soon after being hived?  Hello....anybody out there? :-D
Title: Re: Strange Swarm Type Activity on Hived Swarm
Post by: DayValleyDahlias on March 10, 2008, 12:06:43 AM
After they buzzed and hummed and looked like they were swarming again.  It calmed down, andin around 10 minutes everything was status quo.  Rdy-B mentioned to me that it may have been an orientation flight.

I removed the queen excluder that I was using as an "includer" this afternoon, whatever happens now...happens...I am back to work tomorrow :roll:


Title: Re: Strange Swarm Type Activity on Hived Swarm
Post by: Kimbrell on March 10, 2008, 12:13:08 AM
I guess I'm just nervous for you.  After reading about the big adventure you had just getting them into the hive, I don't want anything to happen to them!  It makes sense that there would be a lot of bees on the front since EVERYBODY in the hive has to learn where their new home is.
Title: Re: Strange Swarm Type Activity on Hived Swarm
Post by: DayValleyDahlias on March 10, 2008, 12:56:40 AM
Thanks Kimbrell,  It was quite the adventure for me, a BRAND NEW experience!  So I am a bit intense about the "what now" factor.  When I hard that LOUD hum, and saw that swirling action, well, ...best get myself back to present tense!

Time for another adventure, someone else's I hope!