Honey Bee Observation Hive Swarming
Channel: BeesOnTheNet
Date: 06/07/2013

This Bees-on-the-Net.com hive swarmed recently. It's unusual to see inside a hive as it swarms. Observation hives generally not viable long term since they're too small. This hive is effectively a nuc hive with a window in the side and an extra glass compartment on top. 

The surprising thing was that while the swarm clustered in a tree outside, I saw the queen still running around inside. It's usually assumed that the queen leaves early in the process and leads the workers away to find a new location.

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