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Offline crawfish

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Swarm
« on: April 19, 2009, 12:31:36 pm »
Caught a swarm on Friday in a 5 frame Nuc. They only have foundation on the frames. How long should I wait before I take a peek at what they have done?
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Offline wadehump

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Re: Swarm
« Reply #1 on: April 19, 2009, 12:36:11 pm »
wait at least 1 week,feed if you can.
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Offline asprince

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Re: Swarm
« Reply #2 on: April 19, 2009, 12:38:17 pm »
If you are feeding or have a good nectar flow, you should see good progress in a week, maybe even some eggs. It never hurts to just open the top and look.

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Offline crawfish

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Re: Swarm
« Reply #3 on: April 19, 2009, 02:58:20 pm »
I've got a hive top feeder with 1gal of sugar water in it. I can see a lot of bee coming in loaded with yellow pollen.
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Offline asprince

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Re: Swarm
« Reply #4 on: April 19, 2009, 03:17:54 pm »
Hauling in pollen is a good sign.

Steve
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Offline doak

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Re: Swarm
« Reply #5 on: April 19, 2009, 04:54:45 pm »
Here is where you will have to be the judge about how many bees you have in a 5 frame nuc. It will fill up mighty quick.
Don't let them get to crowded. :)doak
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