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Had an unusual situation with a swarm yesterday. Maybe somebody out there has seen something like this before. Beehive that swarmed is in a remote location with no others around. 2 weeks ago today the hive was found to be broodless and queenless. THe state bee inspector was there that day and verified No queen, no brood, no queen cells. Just a heavy population of mean bees. The kind that wake up in the morning lookin for something to sting. There was not a laying worker situation, so the following day I requeened the hive. removed the queen cage a few days later and was planning to inspect this coming weekend. Yesterday the guy that lives nearby called me and said I had a swarm in a lone tree nearby the hive. Wife and I went out and captured and hived the swarm as usual. This was confusing to me so I went out today to inspect the existing hive. There was brood in the hive but No active or torn down queen cells.
Have any of ya seen anything like this?
Have any of ya seen anything like this?