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rober:
I was doing some ground work directly behind the hives at my house when there were suddenly a LOT of bees in the air. my 1st thought was robbing. I looked over at my peach trees & there hung a small swarm. I caught them in a nuc & moved them to another yard.
 3 years ago I started getting a lot of swarm calls at this time of year. since I've had 2 hives abscond in September the last 2 falls I believe that most of the late calls I got were hives that absconded. why they are absconding is a puzzle. both of my hives that left were strong hives that left several frames of brood & honey behind & had no obvious problems.

Bakersdozen:

--- Quote from: rober on September 16, 2018, 06:13:21 pm ---.
 why they are absconding is a puzzle. both of my hives that left were strong hives that left several frames of brood & honey behind & had no obvious problems.

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Large mite loads?  This is the time year when the colony population declines and the mite loads multiply.

rober:
I just treated all of my hives. they'll abscond when SHB counts are high. I think mites just kill the hive.

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