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Offline Zweefer

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1st swarm of the season for me
« on: July 08, 2023, 07:07:56 pm »
Unfortunately is was from my hives…







Thanks to a great product from @robo I was able to get it back in no time.




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Re: 1st swarm of the season for me
« Reply #1 on: July 08, 2023, 08:03:36 pm »
Nice!

It has been a crazy year around here for swarms.   A lot of folks have had more swarms than hives.
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Re: 1st swarm of the season for me
« Reply #2 on: July 08, 2023, 08:56:14 pm »
Quote from: robo on July 08, 2023, 08:03:36 pm
Nice!

It has been a crazy year around here for swarms.   A lot of folks have had more swarms than hives.
That happened to me this year.  I doubled my hive count in like two months and ran out of woodenware.
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Re: 1st swarm of the season for me
« Reply #3 on: July 08, 2023, 09:40:54 pm »
It occurs to me that give the photos some might not know.  Bushkill bee vac is the product I was referring to. They advertise on the forum - click the add to the right.
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