ok the basics:
*split recently for swarm control.
*left two queen cells, made new hive with old queen (doing well)
*weather was bad and didnt get a chance to check them.
*They had made two other queen cells that I found today.
*Today (two days late due to weather) I was going to check for the new queen and knock down cells if they didnt do it natrually.
They had done two cast swarms with virgin queens.
Originally i didnt notice they had done two cast swarms, so I got one cast swarm and re-united with the colony using newspaper. This colony is obvioulsy queenless and no queen cells now, so hopefully they will accept the queen in the cast.
On my way back to the car I found another cast swarm (i knew there should be two as i found two opened queen cells in the main hive) These guys I just put a nuc by them and they marched right in with the queen.
This is my first year, forgive me, I am learning and it does seem I have hit every situation possible in my first year .
Thoughts? did I do ok or total diaster lol
*split recently for swarm control.
*left two queen cells, made new hive with old queen (doing well)
*weather was bad and didnt get a chance to check them.
*They had made two other queen cells that I found today.
*Today (two days late due to weather) I was going to check for the new queen and knock down cells if they didnt do it natrually.
They had done two cast swarms with virgin queens.
Originally i didnt notice they had done two cast swarms, so I got one cast swarm and re-united with the colony using newspaper. This colony is obvioulsy queenless and no queen cells now, so hopefully they will accept the queen in the cast.
On my way back to the car I found another cast swarm (i knew there should be two as i found two opened queen cells in the main hive) These guys I just put a nuc by them and they marched right in with the queen.
This is my first year, forgive me, I am learning and it does seem I have hit every situation possible in my first year .
Thoughts? did I do ok or total diaster lol