Heather
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Dec 7, 2008
- Messages
- 4,131
- Reaction score
- 128
- Location
- Newick, East Sussex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
Collected a swarm, and allowed them to walk into box off the ground and from up a lamp post. Slow but steady, until I noticed a cluster of about 20 reluctant to proceed. i gently picked them up and stroked apart. There, in the middle, was the queen that they had apparently balled and killed..why? Do you reckon a second queen present. I saw no sign of another as I watched them. Have newspaper joined to another colony, so may be 'interesting'