At the risk of incurring the wrath of the ghost of Rudolf Steiner and the entire anthroposcophy movement, I clipped seven queens yesterday evening. I don't usually clip queens and last year I didn't have a single swarm but the swarming frenzy this year is making me nervous. There have been some in the Belfast area already - 4 that I know of. A guy from my bka lost a swarm 10 days ago and it ended up in his friend's chimney, - by coincidence very close to Ian Paisley's house. Can you imagine ...
Being a man of little planning ability, my dummies are quickly cut pieces of polystyrene insulation board. I really ought to paint them at least. One colony, roaring ahead perhaps partly due to drifters from the seriously weak one alongside, has decided to take matters into its own hands regarding the space they have available. What a racket from all that chewing going on! Pulling out the sheet didn't stop them. ...
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