- Joined
- Jun 25, 2012
- Messages
- 11
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- Location
- Hackney London E5
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- back down to one hive for winter
About 3 weeks ago I split my first hive then the original queen swarmed a few days later. We were lucky enough to capture her then put her in a new hive. Now the secrets’ out the neighbours know.
This evening from had an urgent phone call from one of my new friendly neighbours saying there as a swarm at the top of the road. I was home at lunchtime and didn’t see any swarm leaving. Also we clipped the original queen a few days ago.
First hunch was it wasn’t my first queen and that it shouldn’t be the two new queens.
When I got home check all hives and thought the split hive (not the hive I put the original queen in) looked as if there were less bees than a few days ago when there were signs of eggs and larve. Now I find very little larvae though loads of stores but no queen cells.
Would a new queen swarm and what would cause it to?
Forever frustrated
Niall
This evening from had an urgent phone call from one of my new friendly neighbours saying there as a swarm at the top of the road. I was home at lunchtime and didn’t see any swarm leaving. Also we clipped the original queen a few days ago.
First hunch was it wasn’t my first queen and that it shouldn’t be the two new queens.
When I got home check all hives and thought the split hive (not the hive I put the original queen in) looked as if there were less bees than a few days ago when there were signs of eggs and larve. Now I find very little larvae though loads of stores but no queen cells.
Would a new queen swarm and what would cause it to?
Forever frustrated
Niall