Swarm season ends?

Started by John Pfaff, June 19, 2011, 10:22:56 PM

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John Pfaff

June 19, 2011, 10:22:56 PM
When (appx.) does swarm season end in Vicksburg, MS?
Thanks,
John.

AllenF

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June 19, 2011, 11:03:38 PM
Maybe the first really cold day of winter.   A hive can swarm or abscond anytime they can fly.   But odds and percentages are spring and summer swarms.

Bee-Bop

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June 19, 2011, 11:17:52 PM
My old mentor used to say it was " when there was frost on the punkin "

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Jim134

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June 20, 2011, 05:13:04 AM
Quote from: Bee-Bop on June 19, 2011, 11:17:52 PM
My old mentor used to say it was " when there was frost on the punkin "

Bee-Bop

Mine say the same thing in Athol,Massachusetts,USA  about 50 years ago.


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John Pfaff

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June 20, 2011, 10:32:53 AM
Thanks guys, I was hoping that swarming was one less thing to worry about this time of the year, oh well...
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