alexandrahulme
New Bee
This afternoon I went to AS my hive - as I walked towards with my smoker in hand the bees began spilling like water out of the hive ...I was too late !
They settled on a nearby tree and having shook them into a box they are now waiting to be re-homed into a nuc (It was fairly small less than a football)
My issue is that the swarmed hive was still very active around the entrance and didnt seem to settle - indeed the swarm itself too a good 30 mins to collect itself into the cardboard box - then I found a small group of bees on the ground outside the old hive - blow me!! the queen (she was quite large so Im assuming its the old queen) in the middle of them - she wasnt marked and hadnt been clipped.
I lifted her and she crawled back into the old hive - but now Im worrying...
Does the swarm in the box have a queen ?
Does the old hive now have the old and new still in there?
What shall I do with the swarm if there is no queen?
The longer I do this the more confused I get!
Any guidance and support really appreciated ...
Alex
They settled on a nearby tree and having shook them into a box they are now waiting to be re-homed into a nuc (It was fairly small less than a football)
My issue is that the swarmed hive was still very active around the entrance and didnt seem to settle - indeed the swarm itself too a good 30 mins to collect itself into the cardboard box - then I found a small group of bees on the ground outside the old hive - blow me!! the queen (she was quite large so Im assuming its the old queen) in the middle of them - she wasnt marked and hadnt been clipped.
I lifted her and she crawled back into the old hive - but now Im worrying...
Does the swarm in the box have a queen ?
Does the old hive now have the old and new still in there?
What shall I do with the swarm if there is no queen?
The longer I do this the more confused I get!
Any guidance and support really appreciated ...
Alex