just an update.
Got into them today and it was a knacker job. drone laying worker Queen was clipped but I'm guessing she either ended up in the weeds or got stung by another queen that i might of missed before they swarmed.
No great loss though will combine them with my late split as they seem to be down on numbers and it will free up some spare comb and kit for the start of next year.
The QC that was there was chewed out and after shaking them down the a queen excluder there was still no sign of one.
so I guess I will chalk it up as a learning experience.
Got into them today and it was a knacker job. drone laying worker Queen was clipped but I'm guessing she either ended up in the weeds or got stung by another queen that i might of missed before they swarmed.
No great loss though will combine them with my late split as they seem to be down on numbers and it will free up some spare comb and kit for the start of next year.
The QC that was there was chewed out and after shaking them down the a queen excluder there was still no sign of one.
so I guess I will chalk it up as a learning experience.