I was shocked today when the neighbors came over and said they had a swarm on their tree. Small cluster about a fist and a half in size. Queen marked blue and looks like they came from my apiary ( no other beekeepers for miles) I got the queen and about half the bees. I guess the rest will go home tomorrow. Zero chance of survival.
I am in North Central Ohio. The drones are gone so I don’t see how it’s possible to get a mated Queen this late. The only thing I can think of is to go through the hive and see if I can find a queen cell, take it out and re-introduce the original queen (she was a really good one this year).
Any other suggestions?
I am in North Central Ohio. The drones are gone so I don’t see how it’s possible to get a mated Queen this late. The only thing I can think of is to go through the hive and see if I can find a queen cell, take it out and re-introduce the original queen (she was a really good one this year).
Any other suggestions?