keithgrimes
Field Bee
- Joined
- May 29, 2010
- Messages
- 614
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- Location
- Northumberland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 3
At the local association apiary this morning. Swarm left the hive, got airborn, tried to settle in a sycamore and then flew back in to the hive! Someone had put a queen excluder under the brood box (?). So found the queen (on the contact feeder), added a second brood box, destroyed two queen cells and removed the queen excluder. Right thing to do do you think? Its not a strong colony.