Is this piping??
Queen piping (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CizK3UnGcCk#ws)
Hard to hear over the buzz,but it sounds like it.
Sounds like it.
OK, that's what I thought. Now, how about some advice. Here's what I think is going on.
1. This hive DID NOT swarm.
2. The queen is from 2010.
3. My guess is that they are superceding her.
Because a hive usually swarms when the queen cells are capped, my guess is that it's a supercedure. I plan on doing nothing. I could open it up and inspect, however, I have two supers and two deeps and a booming hive, all in the middle of a flow. I am going to chose to do nothing and see what happens.
Thoughts??
TIA
Get the swarm trap or hive ready and baited.