If the old queen swarmed due to lack of space, and I missed it, and they replaced her why did the new queen also swarm? I found 4 queen cells which I have left for now. Some capped drone brood and more than a few drones. There were lavae and still plenty of capped brood and pollen stores. However, I couldnt locate the queen, she is marked and a couple of years old. Indeed, they have filled a super already and all frames are well covered in bees. I thought it a good idea to check the colony they left as I thought they may be short of space and hense the early swarm. I located the queen and safely installed them in a hive. ![]() ![]() It wasnt big and landed on the roof of the hive, my wife watched it happenng and called me whilst I was out. ![]() I caught a swarm from one of my colonies today. Sorry for jumping on this thread but i have an issue which seems rather relevant.
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