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I posted this on another fourm and beekeepers in other parts of the US of A are seeing the same thing. I had a hive swarm Aug, 25, 09 at around 1:30 pm, i had taken honey off it 3 weeks prior and put a drawn med. super back on. When i looked into the hive to see why they swarmed it had 2 deep frames of brood and about 12 good long queen cells, about 20# of capped honey and had started putting nectar in the med. super (3 frames uncapped nectar). They were not crowded and we are in a dearth right now before the goldenrod and aster kick in. The next day a lady called and said she had a swarm in her yard ( not my swarm) it was in a tree 6ft. off the ground and volley ball size, i will combine it with a weak hive. Any idea's why so many swarms this late in the year? Jack