tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post835514692150992026..comments2023-06-15T04:33:12.852-04:00Comments on Steven's Bees: The Bees Get a Home!!Steven Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13417662224567167466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post-82562915412441695602009-04-17T22:20:00.000-04:002009-04-17T22:20:00.000-04:00Those are good questions! Here's what I understand...Those are good questions! Here's what I understand:<br />1) In a swarm condition, generally the existing queen is the one who leaves. She will leave a couple of days before the new queen(s) hatch.<br /><br />2) You are right, the smoke causes them to gorge on hobey. But it also interferes with any alarm pheremone which the bees may emit if they get agitated. Besides, I'm a new beekeper, and don't know any better :-)<br /><br />Good luck with your Dad!Steven C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02536347307851853109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445849702035734906.post-31666171491561416212009-04-17T20:13:00.000-04:002009-04-17T20:13:00.000-04:00Nice video! I just watched it with my apiarist-to...Nice video! I just watched it with my apiarist-to-be dad. I have 2 questions: 1) when a new queen hatches, how does she decide if she is going to start a swarm or challenge the existing queen? 2) Why did you smoke the bees if they have no honey to gorge on? Isn't the smoke supposed to make them gorge on honey to save it from a fire, which then makes them too full to sting?Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11050843571289182806noreply@blogger.com