Usurped?

[Ian123]

So early this morning I went to my cell raiser as 1 frame are due out
I took the first lot to the mating nucs whilst down there I noticed a hum and thought swarm. A small swarm was moving up the garden towards the few hives at the top, I put the cells I had in and went back for the rest. I returned to the cell raiser and the swarm had tried to enter there had been a few casualties View attachment IMG_0430.MOV

I took all the 1s due out and a few of the second batch not due out for a few days, I didn’t want to risk losing them with a queen entering the hive. I’ve left about a dozen in there as was due to be at Legoland…….After the hell of legoland I returned home to find a big cluster under the hive. The cell raiser is massive comprising 3 broods rammed with bees for such a small swarm to try it on with such a large hive. First time I’ve seen such a miss match.

 

[blackcloud]

It's gone berserk again around here in the last fortnight.
They're taking chances now good vacant locations are becoming scarce
I've had two bait hives change tenants before getting settled and I'm now having to turn away swarm calls - four in the last 48hrs.

 

[jeff33]

I was reconfiguring a hive this morning with the mated queen seen in the top BB and when I checked the bottom BB saw the bees balling something. It was a virgin, not sure where she came from.