[Northern Yankee]

I work as a naturalist at one of our local parks during the summer. We continue to run a working beehive from May to September.

Two years ago we had 3 swarms in one summer. It meant that there were tons of bees zooming out of that hive during each swarm. I was pleased with the amount of bees we were getting.

Last year we had another very active hive, but didn't have one swarm. I don't feel the need to panic at this point. But it will be interesting to watch the colony this summer.

[Scotsman will be Free]

Thanks for the info. I read a story a month or so ago about a guy that transports his hives all over for pollination work. He didn’t make any statements about losing bees.

[spectre]

I've always wanted to know what an unopened jar of Honey's shelf life is?

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