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Apr 6, 2020
Goid morning. I need some guidance please. Last weekend I had split any hive that seemed sizable. Today in a nearby tree about 50+ ft in t
Goid morning. I need some guidance please. Last weekend I had split any hive that seemed sizable. Today in a nearby tree about 50+ ft in t
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Apparently there is a swarm near you. Your post is truncated so I may be providing the wrong answer, but I'll give it a shot. I think that healthy, happy bees like to swarm, but there can be extenuating circumstances. Whenever I capture a swarm, or split a colony (managed swarm), the colony with the original queen gets an opening that the queen can't get out of for at least a few weeks, until the queen has deposited some eggs. Sort of like a queen includer as opposed to a queen excluder. Call it a queen gate. That way, the queen is forced to stay put and further swarming is minimized. If the new split is getting a cell, then there is no queen gate since she needs to go mate once the cell has matured. If its a captured swarm, I replace the queen with a cell from my colonies or a known registered producer has made available.