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Just interested in seeing how this develops - I collected a swarm on 15th April in Essex in 2020, but current temps is way below what it was then now?

Never encountered anything before the first week of May , it goes mental for two weeks,then its all over.

Several years ago I collected a swarm in my garden in early March.
It was a small swarm and had to have come from one of my hives..... that were all still fully occupied. My thoughts were that it might have been a late supersedure where we ended up with 2 queens overwintering together. Then on the first decent day of spring one was off.
Will never know for certain.

Are two queen cells found on different combs on the face of each (yesterday) more likely to be supercedure or swarm??!!
I couldn't spot eggs, larvae or queen?! The above brood box just has drawn comb as I was in process of doing a bailey comb change??!!
Your thoughts would be appreciated??!!
Thanks!!

How far up the comb were they?

One was about a third down from the top and other one about half way down I think??!!

now sealed and other long with larvae but unsealed

one sealed and one uncapped!! I should read before sending!!

Likely to be supercedure but no guarantee- bees don't get their advice from forums....

A friend sent me a video yesterday, 14 April 2021 from Doncaster wildlife sanctuary showing bees swarming around a tree.

It was a prime swarm certainly. Anyone wish to see inbox me an email address.