As a new beekeeper I thought I was doing well, but am confused now & would appreciate experience on something.
Background - I've captured a swarm that came from my hive 3 weeks ago. A queen cell was capped about the same time & the original queen was ageing with some drone brood in worker cells. Checked hives 2 days ago: old colony is nearly all drones, very little brood; new colony has fantastic brood in all stages.
Questions -
1 Could the old colony have sent a supersedure queen with the swarm?
2 Any hope for the colony left behind? What next?
Answers appreciated.
Background - I've captured a swarm that came from my hive 3 weeks ago. A queen cell was capped about the same time & the original queen was ageing with some drone brood in worker cells. Checked hives 2 days ago: old colony is nearly all drones, very little brood; new colony has fantastic brood in all stages.
Questions -
1 Could the old colony have sent a supersedure queen with the swarm?
2 Any hope for the colony left behind? What next?
Answers appreciated.
