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My new package, which I installed last Sunday, swarmed today. At least I think that's what happened. All the bees came streaming out of the entrance of the hive. They flew around madly in a big cloud and eventually clustered on a large bush, up high. Fortunately it was my bush and not the neighbors. I cut away enough foliage that I could get a box up a ladder and was able to cut a branch with about half the bees on it and lowered it in the box and shook the rest in. After about 30 minutes I dumped most of the bees into a super with a feeder on it over the hive they were in.
I don't know why they swarmed, but assuming I got the queen (and I think I did, given the way the flying bees all went back to the hive), what's the likelihood they got it out of their system. I have plans for tomorrow, but I can cancel them if they're likely to swarm again. I'd hate to miss getting them again.
I don't know why they swarmed, but assuming I got the queen (and I think I did, given the way the flying bees all went back to the hive), what's the likelihood they got it out of their system. I have plans for tomorrow, but I can cancel them if they're likely to swarm again. I'd hate to miss getting them again.