London-Scottish
New Bee
- Joined
- Apr 22, 2012
- Messages
- 38
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- South East London
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Hi all, so stared off with 5 frame Nuc month or so ago...Building up nicely. Even put a super on last week prematurely, but not too bad. Drawing out nice etc....
Been checking hive every 3/4 days but not to thoroughly..
So, very surprised to have the missy phone me to say hive is swarming!!
So I get home and o a thorough inspection only to find. Caped swarm cell, about 8 early queen cells and tonnes of capped drone brood!!.??
I think I have let the swarm as the hive seems low on ees and I couldn't find Queen (although I cannot be certain of this??)
Advice warmly welcome... Really not sure what to do next?!
I have a spare hive if this helps??
LS
Been checking hive every 3/4 days but not to thoroughly..
So, very surprised to have the missy phone me to say hive is swarming!!
So I get home and o a thorough inspection only to find. Caped swarm cell, about 8 early queen cells and tonnes of capped drone brood!!.??
I think I have let the swarm as the hive seems low on ees and I couldn't find Queen (although I cannot be certain of this??)
Advice warmly welcome... Really not sure what to do next?!
I have a spare hive if this helps??
LS