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#1 ·
Swarm captured 11 May 2007 in blueberry bush in blueberry orchard north of Ethel, Louisiana. Zip Code 70730. Farmer noticed swarm around 1000 hours.
while mowing between rows. Picked up swarm around 1300 hours.

Conditions: Sunny, Clear sky, temp in low to mid 80s.

http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/May_11_2007_swarm.jpg
http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/Workers_directing_swarm_to_new_home.jpg
http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/Swarm_moving_into_hive.jpg
http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/Captured_swarm_blueberries.jpg
http://www.goldendelighthoney.com/Hived_swarmed_ready_for_transport.jpg

Chinese tallow tree flow finally began last week in Baton Rouge area.
 
#5 ·
swarms?

29651 8/10/2008 I had a couple of hives open today and it seems like a strong hive swarmed into a weaker one. I guess the new queen will kill the old queen, I will know because the old queen is clipped. This is the second time I had a swarm when I had a hive open. Today I thought they were robbing so I put an entrance reducer in front of the weak hive and they bearded in front of the hive. Any body else have something like this happen while a hive was open?
 
#7 ·
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70806

Swarm captured Sept. 06, 2008 in banana magnolia (Michelia figo).

Small, maybe 1.5 lb swarm at my home. Hived in nuc.

Sept. 8th. inspection I found queen laying. Gustav likely caused them to swarm from their orignal feral colony.
 
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