Been paying lots of attention to my hive lately. They have started bringing in TONS of pollen and even some nectar(some spilled out today as i was inspecting) Today was a warm day, so i decided to try out the new smoker, and go take a gander. Man, there were 18-20 frames of bees packed out between the deep and the medium. Out of the total 20 frames, 14 of them had Larvae in different stages. They were not this strong last year, but they are built up heavily. I went through the entire hive today, having to shake some bees off frames so i could see them. I didn't see any swarm cells, and i did see her Heiness laying in nice tight patterns and literally every open cell....LOL
My question is this, they are strong, and I am sure they will want to swarm here soon. Noone is selling queens due to the weather or I'd order one and split them. What can i do at this point other than just watch and hope they don't swarm. Havent seen any drones......ideas appreciated..
My question is this, they are strong, and I am sure they will want to swarm here soon. Noone is selling queens due to the weather or I'd order one and split them. What can i do at this point other than just watch and hope they don't swarm. Havent seen any drones......ideas appreciated..