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Offline Mosti

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First swarm collection for this year.
« on: February 22, 2017, 04:22:59 pm »
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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #1 on: February 22, 2017, 04:25:38 pm »
Awesome! :eusa_clap:
I love those ones where all you really have to do is set the box down next to them. No ladders! >:(
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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #2 on: February 22, 2017, 05:15:21 pm »
Just color me Jealous!
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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #3 on: February 22, 2017, 09:10:56 pm »
Nice!!!
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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #4 on: February 22, 2017, 09:37:31 pm »
 :photos:

very nice swarm mosti and thanks for the photos!
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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #5 on: February 22, 2017, 11:11:08 pm »
Oh man! That was way too easy. I want about twenty just like that!
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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #6 on: February 23, 2017, 06:09:12 am »
 I will settle for just one, thanks for the pictures Mosti.

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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #7 on: February 24, 2017, 03:08:56 pm »
Update. Working well from the nuc.

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Re: First swarm collection for this year.
« Reply #9 on: February 24, 2017, 06:18:30 pm »
Good catch for sure.

I think we will be about three more weeks out for early swarms.
last year my first swarm call was on 3-24
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