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- Author
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Payne, Nigel
- Subjects
BEEKEEPING ,BEE swarming ,BEEKEEPERS ,RAPE (Plant) - Abstract
The article presents the author's insights on bee culture in England. He says that bee swarming will begin early in 2011 due to the early onset of warm temperature and just in time for the rape plants to flower, but cites the problem it can cause the beekeeper like complaints from neighbors. Furthermore, he offers some tips on reducing the swarming behavior of bees like identifying the hive with high levels of activity at the entrance and applying Wilson's method.
- Published
- 2011