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A Bee Farmer’s Swarm Prevention Method: Andrew Card’s Guest Blog.

July 2, 2021 Ann Chilcott 4 Comments

Andrew Card (Mac) has kindly contributed to this week’s blog with an account of the swarm control method that works…

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Posted in: Bee Farming, Biology for beekeepers, Microscopy for beekeepers., Queenless colony, swarm control, swarms Filed under: Bee Farming, cryptic queen cells, Drone laying queen, Loch Ness Honey Company, looking for hidden swarm cells, queen on frame cages, Swarm control

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