SWARMING

Swarming

A new honey bee colony is formed when the queen bee leaves the colony with a large group of worker bees, a process called swarming. In the prime swarm, about 60% of the worker bees leave the original hive location with the old queen. This swarm can contain thousands to tens of thousands of bees. Swarming is mainly a spring phenomenon, usually within a two- or three-week period depending on the locale, but occasional swarms can happen throughout the producing season. Swarming is the natural means of reproduction of honey bee colonies.

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swarming

Noun

  1. The action of a swarm.
  2. A crime where an unsuspecting innocent bystander is attacked by several culprits at once, with no known motive.

Verb

swarming



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