ches chesney
New Bee
- Joined
- Jun 28, 2013
- Messages
- 21
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- Location
- Rothbury
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Hi,
My partner and I would like to get a clearer idea of how a swarm builds into a thriving colony once it is hived.
A timeline would be really useful.
We've had our hive for 34 days now, in which time we've opened it twice. Once to re-hive it (5th day) and once to apply Apiguard (9th day). On the 5th day we identified the queen and saw that she was laying.
Curbing the desire to go in more frequently has been a huge act of willpower!
We have a friend in a similar position who has had his colony for less time, has been in more frequently and is constantly fretting about its wellbeing.
A clear description of the stages of development of a post-swarm colony would really help us manage our expectations and concerns.
Can anyone help us with this, please?
Thank you.
Ches
My partner and I would like to get a clearer idea of how a swarm builds into a thriving colony once it is hived.
A timeline would be really useful.
We've had our hive for 34 days now, in which time we've opened it twice. Once to re-hive it (5th day) and once to apply Apiguard (9th day). On the 5th day we identified the queen and saw that she was laying.
Curbing the desire to go in more frequently has been a huge act of willpower!
We have a friend in a similar position who has had his colony for less time, has been in more frequently and is constantly fretting about its wellbeing.
A clear description of the stages of development of a post-swarm colony would really help us manage our expectations and concerns.
Can anyone help us with this, please?
Thank you.
Ches