Jim Newmark
New Bee
- Joined
- Jan 30, 2012
- Messages
- 31
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Bradford
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 1, whoops no, suddenly got 3 now. United two, back to two for the winter I think
I caught the swarm yesterday but made the mistake of leaving the empty super that I used as an eke on too long. Do I need to shake it down (and upset them?!) and take away the eke, or will the swarm eventually make its own way down and settle? There is food and brood waiting for it downstairs. Or is there a chance of them ignoring that and setting off again?