Hello all,
 
Last Sunday, due to my own negligence and procrastination in taking the
appropriate actions, my two hives swarmed.  I have two Buckfast hives,
one in three deeps, both having queen excluders and two supers on.  My
question is this:  my two hives produced three simultaneous swarms!!  I
haven't been in to check the queen cells yet (nasty weather and too
busy), but is it possible that I had two queens in one of my hives
without knowing it??  From everything I've read, the new virgins don't
hatch out until appx. a week after the primary swarm has issued (I heard
"piping" in both my established hives last night, so I assume the new
queens have arrived).  It just doesn't make sense to me.  Can someone
enlighten me??
 
Thanks,
Kevin Palm
Grafton, Ohio