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| Swarm discovered: 9:19am, 6/13/2002. At the MSU apiary near the Lake. Viewed: 2505 times. |
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| A closeup of the swarm. Viewed: 3180 times. |
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| 9:20:49 am, the swarm before being hived. Viewed: 2364 times. |
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| 9:21 am, Sandie Michalek, my beekeeping technician, starts putting a hive box directly below the swarm. Viewed: 2342 times. |
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| 9:21am, this includes a hive stand, a bottom board, and a brood box with 10 frames. Viewed: 2072 times. |
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| 9:22 am, she tried to cut the branch off, thinking that would be easier. But gave up because it was too think to cut. Viewed: 2242 times. |
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| DSCN9852 Viewed: 2092 times. |
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| DSCN9853 Viewed: 2033 times. |
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| 9:22:49 am, She shook the brank to let the swarm fall directly into the box. Viewed: 2272 times. |
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| 9:22:55 am, Most of the bees are now inside the hive box. Bees usually "flow" into the spaces between the frames when shaken down. Viewed: 2445 times. |
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