2nd swarm in 10 days
Posted: Mon May 02, 2016 5:29 pm
Hi all,
My hive swarmed 4/22. I caught it (with queen) and started a new hive. The original hive swarmed again today and is hanging out in my neighbor's tree again. Is it likely there is a new virgin queen with this swarm? Would a swarm leave without a queen? If I put this swarm back into the original hive (which has plenty of queen cups), would it just swarm again?
Thanks for any insight,
Randy
My hive swarmed 4/22. I caught it (with queen) and started a new hive. The original hive swarmed again today and is hanging out in my neighbor's tree again. Is it likely there is a new virgin queen with this swarm? Would a swarm leave without a queen? If I put this swarm back into the original hive (which has plenty of queen cups), would it just swarm again?
Thanks for any insight,
Randy