Swarm timing

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Polymorph

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Bath
Hive Type
14x12
Number of Hives
6
I have five colonies on a sheltered meadow which were supered on the 4th April and following inspection today, have not started on swarm cells. I have one other colony about 1.5miles away from the meadow on a farm at the top of a hill which is far more exposed to the wind/weather. This one has swarm cells started and hasn't really used the super, despite drawn comb. I was expecting this hillside colony to be behind the others. As such a low sample of one, do others find much difference across apiary sites?
 

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