Tomo
House Bee
- Joined
- Aug 8, 2012
- Messages
- 251
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Colchester
- Hive Type
- Commercial
- Number of Hives
- 4
Hi, I have a healthy rapidly growing first hive, which has over wintered bees and a prolific laying queen.
I also have two more empty hives, one waiting for bees and the other to be used as a spare for artificial swarm procedures.
Question: Should I wait for my healthy colony to prepare to swarm (which I would be surprised if it didn't) and house the old queen in my first spare hive as per artificial swarm procedure or get a swarm, as I am on the bee club swarm list? Which is best?
Thanks.
I also have two more empty hives, one waiting for bees and the other to be used as a spare for artificial swarm procedures.
Question: Should I wait for my healthy colony to prepare to swarm (which I would be surprised if it didn't) and house the old queen in my first spare hive as per artificial swarm procedure or get a swarm, as I am on the bee club swarm list? Which is best?
Thanks.