So today I went out to remove one of my swarm traps out of my backyard and to my surprise I found a small swarm of bees clustered on two frames. At one point I didn't even know that there was anything in it. I didn't even put any protection on of any sort. So this was a little odd. I wouldn't even call it a full swarm. Anyway, I took them to my bee yard and looked for a queen. No queen and no eggs in sight. So I dropped in a couple of frames of brood, pollen and honey. This will make the existing bees stay and also help with the bee population in the hive. So my next step is to order me a queen or let them raise their own queen. I takes almost 3 weeks for them to make the queen and have her laying egg. This will take time that I don't wanna wast so, I ordered my queen from a bee farm called Mott Bee Farm. They are fairly local and offer a VSH (Varroa-sensitive hygiene) Queens. I really want these bees in my yard, so I can start to cross mate all my queens. This will improve the fight against Varroa Mites and also reduce the potential of robbing.
So I have expand to 4 hives! I plan on making more nucs and start breeding my own queens.
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