- Joined
- Nov 9, 2018
- Messages
- 969
- Reaction score
- 909
- Location
- Rainham, Medway (North Kent) UK
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 44 plus 17 managed for another
I arrived at an apiary to see a swarm come into the air from one hive. Glad that I'd got the timing right, I waited to see where it would settle. After about ten minutes, they all went back to the hive.
I'd removed the queen from this hive a couple of weeks before, and reduced the cells to one the following week.
When I opened the hive, I found one opened cell, plus (obviously!) the one I'd missed. It contained a live virgin.
Any idea why this swarm seemed to have a change of heart?
I'd removed the queen from this hive a couple of weeks before, and reduced the cells to one the following week.
When I opened the hive, I found one opened cell, plus (obviously!) the one I'd missed. It contained a live virgin.
Any idea why this swarm seemed to have a change of heart?