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The one that got away
At first we thought our efforts had been in vain and that our bees were swarming.  Our hives looked active, yes, but not as if they were about to, or had recently, swarmed.

This was yesterday, after ...[more]

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Posted on Friday 27 June 2008 - 00:59:12