I went through my hives today and in one I found 2 capped Q/cells in the middle of a frame in the upper brood chamber. Then 2 frames over I found capped Q/cells at the bottom of a frame. Are these BOTH swarm and supercedure cells in the same box ?
I took each frame and a frame of capped brood plus a frame of nectar & pollen and put them each into a 5 frame Nuc.
I also managed to cage the Queen as I was doing this. She was very much reduced in size.
Did I do the "right" thing in making the Nucs ? Will the Queen right colony still swarm now that they have "slimmed" her down ? Is there a different way I could have dealt with the situation ?
Any pointers would be welcome.
Thanks,
Steve
I took each frame and a frame of capped brood plus a frame of nectar & pollen and put them each into a 5 frame Nuc.
I also managed to cage the Queen as I was doing this. She was very much reduced in size.
Did I do the "right" thing in making the Nucs ? Will the Queen right colony still swarm now that they have "slimmed" her down ? Is there a different way I could have dealt with the situation ?
Any pointers would be welcome.
Thanks,
Steve