hive-got-bees
New Bee
I'm a beginner so forgive my question if it's daft- but is it possible for bees to swarm now? Loads of mine (around 150+) are clustered outside the hive, crawling about on the outside of it, some doing an odd shaking dance. The colony was raised this year from a nuc which had a year-old queen in it. I haven't noticed queen cells during inspections (tho I could've missed them).
I'm currently treating with apiguard and I've been feeding with sugar syrup. It's also very warm today in London and there's a lot of ivy flowering nearby. I've read that the bees may just be 'bearding' as they're overheated, but I've never seen them doing this before. If they are, is there anything I ought to do about that?
I'm currently treating with apiguard and I've been feeding with sugar syrup. It's also very warm today in London and there's a lot of ivy flowering nearby. I've read that the bees may just be 'bearding' as they're overheated, but I've never seen them doing this before. If they are, is there anything I ought to do about that?