beebop
New Bee
Hello all, i did my first inspection of one of my hives this week, they were very congested ,brace comb popping up every where,so after checking for eggs and brood i put on a super and left them to it.I didn't do a good check for queen cells ,i thought it was just too early. Since then the bees are clustering around the entrance (almost blocking it with the amont of bees) and on the outside of the hive.This has been going on for a couple of days now reducing at night but increasing again in the morning. Is this behaviour a precurser to a swarm leaving or is there another reason for it?Any ideas would be useful, thanks.