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Beekeeping Basics for Beginners

Swarming and Increase

Swarming urge, swarm control, catching swarms, nucleus colonies and raising queens.

12 of 60 questions in the app

  1. What is a bee swarm? Easy
  2. Which queen leaves with the first swarm (prime swarm)? Easy
  3. What is an afterswarm? Easy
  4. In which months do bees swarm most often in Central Europe? Easy
  5. Where do bees usually build swarm cells? Easy
  6. What are „queen cups“? Easy
  7. How does a freshly issued swarm usually behave? Easy
  8. Where does a swarm usually gather first after leaving? Easy
  1. Which conditions encourage the swarming urge? Medium
  2. A beekeeper finds capped swarm cells, and the old queen is gone. What happened? Medium
  1. A beekeeper breaks all swarm cells, but the colony builds new ones a week later. What does this show? Hard
  2. Which statements about swarms of unknown origin are correct? Hard

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