Lost two swarms this season. I always check every 7 days, have unclipped queen.
Upon inspection I swore there was no sign of Queen cells, but on next inspection they are sealed and queen gone. It's the queen cells on the face of the comb (obviously around 1 or 2 days old) Im obviously having difficulty spotting. and it's so frustrating returning to find queen has swarmed.
Other than a planned clipping of Queen... any tips?
Upon inspection I swore there was no sign of Queen cells, but on next inspection they are sealed and queen gone. It's the queen cells on the face of the comb (obviously around 1 or 2 days old) Im obviously having difficulty spotting. and it's so frustrating returning to find queen has swarmed.
Other than a planned clipping of Queen... any tips?