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Yesterday, my strongest hive seemed quiet. I feared that they may have swarmed and I looked around, but did not see anything unusual. Went out this morning to open up the hive, heard a loud buzzing and saw a cloud of bees about fifty feet off the ground drifting away towards the woods and then out of sight.
The colony left in the hive appears to be perfectly normal except with fewer bees.
Is it reasonable to think that they will reproduce or have reproduced a new queen?
Not to sound unfriendly, please do not tell me how much I screwed up in not doing enough to prevent swarms. The bee inspector was here a week ago and said the hives looked good.
Thanks
The colony left in the hive appears to be perfectly normal except with fewer bees.
Is it reasonable to think that they will reproduce or have reproduced a new queen?
Not to sound unfriendly, please do not tell me how much I screwed up in not doing enough to prevent swarms. The bee inspector was here a week ago and said the hives looked good.
Thanks