Colony Cluster June 2025

• Ambassador Round Table Discussion (Start to 24:15)
• Multiple nectar flows in Minnesota vs. only one on the Pacific Coast (5:20)
• More successful times of the year for a queen to safely mate (10:50)
• Are drone congregation areas in the same area year after year? (13:20)
• What is everyone using to treat for Varroa Mites? (28:25)
• This month’s Focus Topic : “Swarming” (34:35)
• How is a swarm differentiated from absconding? (36:10)
• Swarming is the bees’ way of reproducing (38:36)
• Why bees swarm (39:05)
• Are swarms usually about half of the original hive? (40:25)
• Signs of swarming. What are you looking for? (41:40)
• Placement of queen cells and what do they mean? (42:30)
• Different sized cells and why does placement matter? (43:53)
• The difference between swarm cells and supersedure cells (45:20)
• Once a swarm cell is capped, a swarm is typically inevitable (47:20)
• What to do when you suspect imminent swarming? (48:41)
• Catching a swarm (51:48)
• A swarm as a cloud of bees (53:58)
• Precautions when dealing with bees, even docile swarms (56:00)
• Banging a pan during a swarm to cause a return to the hive (1:00:00)
• Wrap Up! (1:05:00)