Greetings all,
Quick question. Do the workers, or the queen decide it is time to
swarm? Do they make swarm cups, and hope the queen lays in them? Reason I
ask is I requeened a hive a month ago with a young queen. The hive was
acting like it was wanting to swarm. Even after the queen was accepted, and
laying swarm efforts continued, but diminished with time. The time tended
to coincide with the amount of time it took the original workers to die and
be replaced by the new offspring. Any insight would be great. Thanks.
Scott