![]() Swarm cells such as these are a sure sign that a colony is about to swarm How many bees in a swarm?īee swarms can contain anywhere from a few hundred bees, right up to forty or fifty thousand bees. Subsequent swarms are known as ‘after-swarms’ and contain minimal bee numbers and sometimes no queen at all. ![]() ![]() Bees will typically coincide their swarming with a period of nectar flow, such as when many plants flower in Spring and early Summer.Ī hive can swarm multiple times a year, however, they generally send out their biggest swarm in Spring once they have begun building up their colony strength both in bee population and stored nectar (honey). In the south-west of Western Australia swarming usually occurs between September and December.
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