swarm-list Mailing List: Re: Swarm collection question

[Ray and Donna Busch (rbusch5]

Hey Mike, 
No, I have never had or heard of a similar swarm experience as you have 
described. My guess is that the queen decided to move along and they followed.
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> On Apr 12, 2025, at 3:27 PM, mdadik via swarm-list <swarm-list [at] 
> alamedabees.org> wrote:
> 
> I collected a rather large swarm today, or at least I hope I did. Most went 
> into a box but a good fraction started flying right away, took off and kept 
> going until I could not follow any more.
> Ever seen this happen? My thought is they were getting ready to move on when 
> I arrived.
> 
> Stragglers are fanning but not the type of march into the hive I am used to.
> 
> Ever seen this before?
> Mike
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