Hived a swarm tonight found about 20 feet from my hives in the same tree they swarmed to last year. Not sure when they swarmed or how long they had been there.
Once i got the swarm hived i was looking at the trunk of the apple tree and noticed that there was what looked like the beginnings of comb. Basically little gobs and specks of wax stuck to the trunk.
Is this normal and if so how long does it take for them to do this?
if they do this are they planning to stay at that location?
will this remnant now help to attract other swarms to this location?
This is only my second swarm and the last one was hived with in an hour or so of it taking flight as i was right there when it all started so i have no idea what the stages are.
Thanks for any info.
Once i got the swarm hived i was looking at the trunk of the apple tree and noticed that there was what looked like the beginnings of comb. Basically little gobs and specks of wax stuck to the trunk.
Is this normal and if so how long does it take for them to do this?
if they do this are they planning to stay at that location?
will this remnant now help to attract other swarms to this location?
This is only my second swarm and the last one was hived with in an hour or so of it taking flight as i was right there when it all started so i have no idea what the stages are.
Thanks for any info.