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I have kept bees for the past 2 years, and successfully have prevented them from swarming. But this year after swarm prevention and control, they have swarmed. Why did this occur? Also I found a small cluster of bees under OMF with a new queen, and carefully housed them in a nuc, but to my...

Hi Beeks, do I leave on the supers that are still full with overwintered stores (sugar syrup) in April? will the bees use them? As I do not want to extract sugar syrup. I was concerned about space for them to store nectar for honey, so that I can harvest honey at the end of the season. Thanks...

Hello Beeks, beginner beek humbly requesting some advice. If bees swarmed and left a few bees in the hive, and the queen is to be hatched in 2 weeks and then once mated after 21 days, will they build up and therefore will I get any honey by the end of the season? Or is it too late🤔?