Swarms | Owhango Beekeepers Club https://www.owhangobeekeepersclub.co.nz Buzzing about bees Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:09:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 Second hive, from captured swarm https://www.owhangobeekeepersclub.co.nz/swarms/second-hive-from-captured-swarm/ Thu, 20 Dec 2012 00:08:00 +0000 http://www.owhangobeekeepersclub.co.nz/?p=155 Last weekend the club hive swarmed and due to quick observation from Peter and Mary next door the swarm was tracked to a nearby tree. Ken was phoned and he captured the swarm in a box and kept the box closed up for 2-3 days to enable the swarm to settle. Rod helped us put […]

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