Could be a colony that has absconded don’t always jump to the conclusion of it being swarm you could be right as well but this could be so many different things
Agreed....
However, we can sometimes be our own worst enemy! Over Feed, fiddle and fart in hives, check stores then check again and again and again! , force brood down into single box etc etc etc...
That said - Sometimes, the onset of winter just causes chaos in wild swarms, trees crack, roofs get very cold, drafts under floors.... etc etc etc
Kamikaze swarms or absconding.... I see it all the time.
Nature can be an absolute B-tch sometimes.... Sometimes it takes 2 or 3 failed colonies and all their work to create a suitable home in a wild environment....
If you have ever had the privilege to remove a truly well established wild colony,,, you would be awestruck at how much they are able to achieve in a single season, sadly, a single season is often not enough to make a home and store enough stores to last through the winter....
Nature can truly be a ________ ?