Another Michigan Swarm

Started by MustbeeNuts, July 05, 2009, 09:55:15 PM

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MustbeeNuts

Well just like my neighbor Skflyfish I had a swarm today, there was no mistaking it, loud, lots of beees, and hangin in a tree top ,, way up there, no way to get it. So I did an inspection, found 20+ queen cells, I split the brood chamber in to two new nucs, five each and shook bees into them to fatten them up, I put approx 10 cells in each hive becasue they had so many, In fact two virgins hatched while I was doing this, I put one in each split, and left the six or so cells left in the main, with new frames as well. I couldn't believe there was so many QC's in there, wowo, I hope my main hive does ok, I know the spits will, I gotta say this year my bees are doing so well. I am amazed.

SO did I do this right or not, any suggestions.
I do feel I made a mistake for not going deeper earlier but  I really thought they were fine with three supers on top of a deep and two of the supers were brood.
Each new day brings decisions,  these are  new branches on the tree of life.

skflyfish

I have an extra nuc and other wooden ware and foundation if you need them.

Jay

MustbeeNuts

LOL hold that thought, what I need is too make myself a top, but thats all for now, I am takin the deep off in a few days soon as the brood hatches, maybe sooner. LOL I wish I had more but I'm done for now, it was an emergency split. trying not to have that hive swarm out several times. they probly still will, I don't know, unles the virgin queens get on the stick and kill the other cells first. I can't believe ther were so darn many of them. just amazed!!!
Thanks for the offer. :)
Each new day brings decisions,  these are  new branches on the tree of life.