queen less hive swarm????

Sickdog5

Discussion Starter · #1 · May 29, 2020

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Was wondering i have a split i made and the queen less hive is bursting with bee's. Yesterday i put a med super on. Didn't really have time for a full inspection just cleaned up some burr comb put a excluder on with no upper entrance and then the super. Question is will a queen less hive swarm if they get to full? They are in the process of making the new queen there are cells but just wondering.

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#2 · May 29, 2020

The colony will swarm with the first virgin that emerges.

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#3 · May 29, 2020

This week I split a hive that had two capped queen cells. A few days later one of the splits swarmed. Wonder if the second half will swarm. It is packed with bees.

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