I fed my bees early this spring with sugar boards. We had a terrible nectar season last year, then a long cold winter. Well, then we had a bunch of trees all started blooming at once. The bees went nuts. I probably had 50 swarm cells in 6 hives. I had given them room and everything, but they were recognizing abundance.
I now have 35 nucs. (I didn't cut any of the swarm cells. If there were 3 on a frame, I just the frame in the queen castle mating box, or in a nuc.)
We're having 3 days of rain, the beginning of which most of these capped cells will open up. So, at the end of those 3 days, all those virgin queens will be itching to get out.
Any thing I need to worry about?
I now have 35 nucs. (I didn't cut any of the swarm cells. If there were 3 on a frame, I just the frame in the queen castle mating box, or in a nuc.)
We're having 3 days of rain, the beginning of which most of these capped cells will open up. So, at the end of those 3 days, all those virgin queens will be itching to get out.
Any thing I need to worry about?