I have read that the swarms are a month behind here in northern ohio due to the crappy cold spring. Read it a few different places. Keeping fingers crossed that is the case.
2 so far in Greene County (XENIA) 1 of 5 pounds the other of 7 pounds of bees both put into 2 deeps with built comb they are building up like crazy. These bees are all black i mean everywhere very easy to work with.
Zero so far on Cleveland West Side/Lorain County East Side. Though both my hive just recently swarmed & very quickly, as did the hives of two of my beekeeping associates. Definitely very behind last year's swarming times.
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