Hi everyone.
So my biggest colony tried to swarm last week. They were put in a nuc with their clipped queen.
Same colony tried it again today, but after a while it looks like they came back as there was more similar activity and they were stuffed into BB and bearding like crazy. Pic below shows them after they swarmed and assumedly returned.
So with that in mind - do I have two virgin queens in the hive and are they going to try to swarm again?
Also, as many responses from different people appreciated so I can understand the bigger picture - what would you do in this situation?
I'm half tempted to stick a poly nuc queen excluder over the entrance
I'm wondering whether to add a second brood box
Also I have two queens on the way so will be looking to requeen this colony but I can imagine the general consensus will be that it's almost impossible to know what's going on in this crazy colony.
Howay guys just throw your thoughts and ideas into this thread and help someone who is losing his head please
So my biggest colony tried to swarm last week. They were put in a nuc with their clipped queen.
Same colony tried it again today, but after a while it looks like they came back as there was more similar activity and they were stuffed into BB and bearding like crazy. Pic below shows them after they swarmed and assumedly returned.
So with that in mind - do I have two virgin queens in the hive and are they going to try to swarm again?
Also, as many responses from different people appreciated so I can understand the bigger picture - what would you do in this situation?
I'm half tempted to stick a poly nuc queen excluder over the entrance
I'm wondering whether to add a second brood box
Also I have two queens on the way so will be looking to requeen this colony but I can imagine the general consensus will be that it's almost impossible to know what's going on in this crazy colony.
Howay guys just throw your thoughts and ideas into this thread and help someone who is losing his head please
Jazz