Can anyone clear this up for me?
When I install a package in the Spring I have to feed them until they get frames drawn. So how do swarms survive when they go find a new home that has no drawn comb? Seems like they'd starve before they got comb drawn and any food stored.
Thanks
Bee for they swarm from the old hive they fill themselves with honey the honey stores and them swarm away and look for a new place to live.
mvh edward :-P
A big swarm can bee very heavy beecause of the honey, 20kg is not unheard of.
mvh edward :-P
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2 kg swarm fills a Langstroth box and 40% out of its weight is honey.
A swarm has 3 days food with them.
Thanks for the info Ed and Finski.