Re: Bee swarm on an electric fence
[Re: Bigbrownie]
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04/30/24 07:27 AM
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No worries Shakeyjake, they are spreading through the southwestern states but I doubt they'll ever reach very far north, even in the US.
Eh...wot?
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Re: Bee swarm on an electric fence
[Re: Shakeyjake]
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04/30/24 11:34 AM
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How far north have the killer bees come? All I know is that if they make it up here, I’m moving up! They've gone about as far as they are going to go. They've hit the limit of their winter tolerance in the southwest and Florida.
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Re: Bee swarm on an electric fence
[Re: 1lessdog]
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04/30/24 11:37 AM
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How do you know if you have the Queen?? The bees will tell you. They fan a homing pheromone to direct the rest of the swarm. When doing so thet stand with hind end in the air fanning over their nasonov gland while facing the direction of the queen.
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Re: Bee swarm on an electric fence
[Re: TreedaBlackdog]
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04/30/24 01:45 PM
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I have had swarms with virgin queens several times and boxes with 3-5 queens running around them. I don't do a good job of destroying excess cells after I make splits and pay for it by chasing down smaller swarms I have created.........
I believe I can also smell the pheromones produced by a queen right swarm. I have trapped several swarms utilizing lemongrass oil and have noticed the faint smell of similar produced chemicals when a swarm is queen right - anyone else ever smell this? Occasionally
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