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Livestock => Other => Topic started by: Greenerlife on May 10, 2010, 01:08:27 pm

Title: Queen bee mating?
Post by: Greenerlife on May 10, 2010, 01:08:27 pm

My bees swarmed a couple of weeks ago and now the new Queen should be emerging.  Now I see that all the bees from the hive are gathered (or swarming) next to the hive on a trellis.  Could this be as a result of the Queen's mating flight?  Or is it a secondary swarm?  Anybody any ideas?

Title: Re: Queen bee mating?
Post by: Greenerlife on May 10, 2010, 06:01:53 pm

Answered my own question now!  ;)  Secondary swarm all boxed up in a new hive!   ;D