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Call us for honey bee swarm removal in the southern Maine area. If your swarm is not in a struture removal service could be free. Swarms, Colonies removed from structures are at a fee with terms negotiable. Areas serviced within an hours + – drive from Portland, Maine. Flexible scheduling.
Karen Thurlow-Kimball 207.846.4449 or cell 207.329.9934
Stan Brown
207.829.4246 or cell 207.232.1016
Email at beekeeper@maine.rr.com We do not have email at the shop so please call about swarms.
Located at 239 Greely Road in North Yarmouth, Maine
Shop number 207.829.4246
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From American Bee Journal Volume II - 1866-7 Swarm Nomenclature
The first swarm that issues from a stock of bees in the spring is called the "prime" swarm, and is usually the strongest and best which such a stock may be expected to produce that season.
The second swarm, or first afterswarm, is termed a "cast" and usually issues from ten to fourteen days after the prime swarm. It is commonly weaker than the prime swarm -that is, composed of fewer bees; and coming later in the season, does not always secure sufficient stores to pass the winter safely. It has the advantage, however, of possessing a young queen.
Should a third swarm issue from the same stock, it is termed a "colt," and a fourth swarm is called a "filly." These are rare, but when they make their appearance, follow the second swarm, after an interval of only one or two days.
A swarm from a swarm is called a "maiden" swarm, and is accompanied by the same queen which issued with the parent stock when it swarmed.
In ordinary honey districts, good bee-keepers generally strive to prevent the production of any afterswarm by adding supers to their hives. But as this is not always effectual, they catch and destroy the queen of the young swarm, and let the bees return to the parent stock.