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Title: Swarming and environment temperature - conditions
Post by: ThomasGR on May 02, 2014, 07:37:35 AM
Hello,
I have installed a weather station very close to my apiary. I have live climate values live. I have available a few sensors and i want to program (experiment ) a swarm alarm visible from my websites. That's why i ask for sources ( articles or yours experience ). Is there any limit of temperature that colonies do or do not swarm ? What else did you notice about weather during swarm days ?

I have bees 4 years now and i have never had or seen a swarm ( lucky or unlucky ? )
Title: Re: Swarming and environment temperature - conditions
Post by: flyboy on May 02, 2014, 11:28:51 AM
Excellent idea! I am a bit of a gauge kind of guy also.

I got an email recently from Lee Valley re: a couple of cameras they sell that can do Time-Lapse & Motion-Activated photos. Looked quite interesting. Might also be useful to actually see what goes on all day and night.

http://www.leevalley.com/en/gifts/page.aspx?p=69733&cat=54&ap=1 (http://www.leevalley.com/en/gifts/page.aspx?p=69733&cat=54&ap=1)