Have you seen this contraption near the back door of FSC near the hive entrance? Have you been curious what this is for?
This is a cone swarm trap that Terry has set up to help collect bee colonies. If there is a queen that needs to form a hive, this is a place she could start one.
Swarming is when the queen honey bee leaves the hive with a large group of worker bees. This is a natural process. It helps create new colonies. The worker bees will stop feeding the queen before swarming occurs. This is because heavy bees can only fly very short distances. Swarming generally happens in the spring.
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