How long does swarm fever last ?

[Dadnlad]

On inspection of a colony midweek, we found charged queencells. Queen was marked, so we removed her into a nuc with food and spare frames and checked for queen cells, then removed all swarm cells from the hive.
We will inspect the hive again tomorrow to remove any further swarm cells they will have built

How long should we wait for swarm fever to subside before recombining the queen with her hive ?

 

[B+.]

On inspection of a colony midweek, we found charged queencells. Queen was marked, so we removed her into a nuc with food and spare frames and checked for queen cells, then removed all swarm cells from the hive.
We will inspect the hive again tomorrow to remove any further swarm cells they will have built

How long should we wait for swarm fever to subside before recombining the queen with her hive ?

If I have followed what you have done correctly, you have made the full colony queenless by removing the cells it has started and put your queen into a nuc. This will not reduce the urge. It will only buy you a little bit of time. They will try to build new cells from any young larvae they have.

 

[MartinL]

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How long should we wait for swarm fever to subside . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .?

In the hive or on the BBC? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

 

[Dishmop]

In the hive or on the BBC? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Depends on UKIP leadership issue.

 

[Finman]

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Removing swarm cells doest not stop swarm fever. It uses to happen so, that they succeed to hidden a swarm cells and swarm leaves.

Yout must do an AS, when bees start to draw foundations. Fever will be gone in 4-6 days. Otherwise you must struggle weeks and you loose finally the swarm.

Brood hive part is another question, when it decides to abandon swarming. It depends....

 

[enrico]

Dadnlad, remember this
old queen old site new frames.
New queen new site old frames!
Won't go wrong then!