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Are you familiar with the sound of a queenless hive? Reminds me of a low moan.

When you inspect, look for open queen cells. If there are none, then hmmmm. Look on the edges of uncapped brood for fresh eggs. (If you have uncapped brood.) No chance you rolled her on an earlier inspection? There is a thing called an usurpation swarm where a softball sized knot of bees and a...

Just because I hopped in with an answer doesn't make me a very knowledgeable beekeeper. :D =D

I would guess that your hive swarmed about a week or so ago, and one fiery young lady has been taking care of business with the other unlucky gals that weren't quite as fit. The undertakers dropped her outside, but she still smelled good enough to draw some onlookers. I would put her into a...

Ponker, steel your heart! :hugs Bees will break it, that's for sure! ...And then your wallet.:confused: First things first, are any bees left in your hive? What style is it? Have you had a lot of rain in you location? How many inspections since install? What did you find each time? Did they...

No, I got 'em. :) I had them in two boxes overnight but they merged today. They are running me ragged, tho!

Two more swarms today... whoooeee I've got a lot to learn. :barnie

I frequently take walks with my 80yo mother... we always try to get a feel for what the bees are currently working. The hard freezes damaged a lot of our spring blooms. Last night ended a month long drought. Everything is so green today! Hopefully the bees temperament will ameliorate. They had...

I meant to use this pic... you can see she has three toes, and her wings are tattered.

Yes, our yellow clover is too... this was yesterday.

Our blackberries, white clover and Tulip poplar all opened this weekend... it's on!:weee

#3! The second one I caught was not out of any of my hives... I gave that one to a friend with an empty Warre. This batch came out of another one of my topbars. Those things are great for raising bees! I sat down beside the swarm and just watched it til I saw the boss lady, then scooped her up...

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Sure, I'd go right back in and tend to it. If they weren't balling the cage, I'd just go ahead and let her out. Balling the bees are on the cage like velcro and arched, happy attendants are easily brushed aside w your finger.

Hey @Latestarter ... y'all fixing to get some spring snow?

Caught my second swarm yesterday! Just finished inspections and the swarm wasn't from my hives... :weee Beeeeeezzzzzz! LoL :frow

Booyah! Fuzzy new girl!

If this was BRCC- Weyers Cave, 2016, I got to go to that one! :thumbsup A whole lot of beekeeping wisdom in that rascal.:old God Bless Michael Bush - a kind and helpful man.

Last year I accidentally ripped apart two ripe queen cells because they had attached them to two combs. I got wiser this year, and waxed them onto a blank starter strip. The girls took my roughshod work and made it look purty!

I cut these lower two free, left the other three on the bar, and made up three nucs!