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Bookmark or Share- Honey Bee Swarms 101: What You Need to Know - DadantAlmost all honey bee swarms occur in the spring in a 2-3 week window. Given the precipitous decline in honey bee populations worldwide in recent years, honey bee swarms should be rightly regarded as a welcome sight. What should beekeepers do when their honey bees swarm? (Hint: don’t panic)
- Understanding Honey Bee Swarming: Causes, Behavior, And Prevention ...Honey bee swarming can be defined as the process in which a queen bee leaves the original colony along with a large group of worker bees. The departing bees form a swarm, which is a temporary cluster of bees hanging together in a dense cluster, usually on a tree branch or any other suitable surface.
- Honeybee Swarms 101: Everything You Need to Know - LearnBeesA swarm is a group of honeybees that have left their hive to find a new home. Typically, half the bee colony goes in search of a new home. Swarming is usually a sign that the colony is strong and well-established. Some subspecies of honeybees – such as Africanized or Carniolan bees – are more likely to swarm.
- Bee Informed: Warming and Swarming - University of ArizonaIf swarms are disturbed, they will disperse within a local area and this can cause people to panic. Have staff or contacted pest management professionals who can respond rapidly to wild honey bee swarms when necessary. Local beekeepers or beekeeping associations often help.
- Why Do Bees Swarm? How Honey Bees Move Their Hives - ThoughtCoSwarming is the reproduction of a honey bee colony, and it occurs when an existing colony subdivides into two colonies. Swarming is essential to the bees' survival. If the hive becomes overcrowded, resources will be scarce and the colony's health will begin to decline.
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