Hi all- one of my colonies has swarmed. I knocked into a box and moved it into an empty hive (about 5 yds away). The queen was in the hive as workers were fanning the entrance. This morning they have all gone!
Maybe I should have left the collection box closer to the original swarm site and waited until dusk before moving? (although I thought I should have been close enough for the fanning to have worked?) ? Or was it that they just didn't like the hive?
Any tips to prevent this happening again?
Thanks!