Hi everyone. Second year beek here. No real emergency, but I would like to understand what is going on with my hive.
Two weeks ago to the day my hive swarmed. The two days later I went into the hive a saw queen cells everywhere. I destroyed all but three of them to reduce any after swarming. I haven't been in the hive since then. I was planning on doing an inspection next week to see if the newly emerged queen had mated and was laying. That brings me to today. THe dang hive swarmed again! I saw the bees hanging from a cedar tree. The good news is I was able to get them in a box.
So............was this an after swarm? What is my next step if any? I wouldn't think the queen in the swarm is mated yet. Looking forward to everyone's input. Thanks everyone.
Two weeks ago to the day my hive swarmed. The two days later I went into the hive a saw queen cells everywhere. I destroyed all but three of them to reduce any after swarming. I haven't been in the hive since then. I was planning on doing an inspection next week to see if the newly emerged queen had mated and was laying. That brings me to today. THe dang hive swarmed again! I saw the bees hanging from a cedar tree. The good news is I was able to get them in a box.
So............was this an after swarm? What is my next step if any? I wouldn't think the queen in the swarm is mated yet. Looking forward to everyone's input. Thanks everyone.