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In an earlier post, The Beekeeper's Guide to Swarm Prevention - Part 2, we stated that the Carniolan species of honeybees were more prone to swarming activities. Yet, when you purchase a NUC (live bees) from us, this is the...

In our last blog post, we began a discussion of queen cells and found that there were two different types — supersedure cells and swarm cells. Although both produce new queens, the queens are created for distinctly different reasons. In that...

In our last post, we discussed swarming activities. Today, we’re going to take a closer look at this important topic. Why is Swarming a Problem Anyway? If you have a colony that decides to swarm and you’re unable to capture...