Boston Bees
Bumblebee
I was sure I had cut down all queen cells but one. There were only two frames that could have queen cells on to start with, so surely not that hard......
But then they swarmed this morning. When I first saw it, I thought "ahh, mating flight of that single queen cell I left behind". But then they clustered on a branch, and looked very like a swarm.
So I cut them down from the top of the tree, and saw the queen running around on the branch. They are now nuc'd, and I assume the queen is in there, because they are all still in there.
So, my stupid question is - presumably this must have been a swarm, right? I know bees get excited about mating flights, and can look like a swarm, but a queen on a mating flight wouldn't go and sit in the tree with them, right?
Anyway, back into that hive for me to see what is going on....
But then they swarmed this morning. When I first saw it, I thought "ahh, mating flight of that single queen cell I left behind". But then they clustered on a branch, and looked very like a swarm.
So I cut them down from the top of the tree, and saw the queen running around on the branch. They are now nuc'd, and I assume the queen is in there, because they are all still in there.
So, my stupid question is - presumably this must have been a swarm, right? I know bees get excited about mating flights, and can look like a swarm, but a queen on a mating flight wouldn't go and sit in the tree with them, right?
Anyway, back into that hive for me to see what is going on....