I had a high bee traffic the other day I can`t explain. A swarm had become airborne but unexpectedly flew back towards its old hive 1 hour later. I belive the quin was not able to lift off for no apparent reason at all. Is that possible?
Yes, I had a hive that wanted to swarm, but the queen didn't cooperate, for whatever reason.
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,23551.0.html
I moved the queen and some brood out into a nuc, but 12 days later, the original hive swarmed with the new queen they made.
Quote from: skflyfish on July 22, 2009, 12:08:35 PM
Yes, I had a hive that wanted to swarm, but the queen didn't cooperate, for whatever reason.
http://forum.beemaster.com/index.php/topic,23551.0.html
I moved the queen and some brood out into a nuc, but 12 days later, the original hive swarmed with the new queen they made.
Thank you! I am going to move the queen too and see if they care for swarming again.