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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Somerford on March 18, 2010, 03:03:14 PM

Title: Question for all - what is your favoured method of swarm control ?
Post by: Somerford on March 18, 2010, 03:03:14 PM
simple really - what method/methods do you use - how successful/otherwise ?!

regards

S
Title: Re: Question for all - what is your favoured method of swarm control ?
Post by: Rodni73 on March 18, 2010, 10:23:56 PM
For swarm control.. I sit in front of my two hives with a nice Lagger and I puff on a Padron 1928 maduro cigar. LOL  :)

I think one of my hive will swarm and I got one deep ready to house it and give it away.

-Rodni
Title: Re: Question for all - what is your favoured method of swarm control ?
Post by: Michael Bush on March 18, 2010, 11:06:39 PM
http://www.bushfarms.com/beesswarmcontrol.htm (http://www.bushfarms.com/beesswarmcontrol.htm)
Title: Re: Question for all - what is your favoured method of swarm control ?
Post by: bassman1977 on March 18, 2010, 11:57:27 PM
What's swarm control?   :-D
Title: Re: Question for all - what is your favoured method of swarm control ?
Post by: Beaver Dam on March 19, 2010, 12:11:13 AM
Michael;
Wild plumb and Bradford pear just at their peek. When would you do the swarm control/split? Now or when I get my ney Queens?
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