Good morning
Sitting outside watching my pellet smoker do its thing and noticed my bees went nuts.
In a high pine a "swarm" has gathered out of my hive. Out of inexperience and panic I open my hive and find it completely full of bees. I currently have a main hive body and 1 super.
The super has 4 capped frames and 5 with built comb and almost ready to cap. As some on each are beginning to be capped.
The "swarm" is too high for me to get to. I am learning the terms swarm vs absconded. The bees were new installs as of the first week of March.
If the bees were absconding this would mean all of the bees were possible not happy with their house and leave in search of a new one, correct?
Now i am left questioning if the remaining full hive has a queen or is at least in the process of rearing one.
Any advice would be appreciated on what my next steps should be. I hate to leave the swarm in that tree but may not have a choice.
Thanks from GA
Sitting outside watching my pellet smoker do its thing and noticed my bees went nuts.
In a high pine a "swarm" has gathered out of my hive. Out of inexperience and panic I open my hive and find it completely full of bees. I currently have a main hive body and 1 super.
The super has 4 capped frames and 5 with built comb and almost ready to cap. As some on each are beginning to be capped.
The "swarm" is too high for me to get to. I am learning the terms swarm vs absconded. The bees were new installs as of the first week of March.
If the bees were absconding this would mean all of the bees were possible not happy with their house and leave in search of a new one, correct?
Now i am left questioning if the remaining full hive has a queen or is at least in the process of rearing one.
Any advice would be appreciated on what my next steps should be. I hate to leave the swarm in that tree but may not have a choice.
Thanks from GA