I just caught 4 swarms on my property--swarms from my own hive. So, I hived them in new hive bodies and fed them. (They had swarmed on 2 sunny days, and then colder, rainy weather set in.) Today (rainy day) I went up to check their sugar water and found that in 2 of the hives they are clustered on the inside of the hive cover. Does this mean that I have 2 separate swarms in one hive, and they have divided themselves? Or are they cold, not having had the time to draw comb, etc?
As I did not have enough boardman feeders, I used ziploc bags of sugar water placed on top of the frames, and added a shallow super, then the lid.
As I did not have enough boardman feeders, I used ziploc bags of sugar water placed on top of the frames, and added a shallow super, then the lid.
