swarminess en · NOUN
Etymology
From swarmy + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality of being swarmy.
There are those who will dispute this statement, but the fact of the matter is that swarminess is an inherited character and young queens produced by a swarmy colony will, most probably, also head swarmy colonies.
2004, John Ellis Dews, Eric Milner, Breeding Better Bees, page 6: