Hi all

Mark Walker wrote:
Are there any other behavioral or physical clues that I can
observe and try factor into the determination of whether
the hive is in superscedure or swarm mode?

Reply:
C.P. Dadant first wrote about the differences in 1917 in
his book "First Lessons in Beekeeping". Current copies show
pictures of supersedure queen cells and swarming impulse
queen cells.

Supercedure queen cells are all of the same approxximate
age. Supersedure cells tend to be large and lavishly
supplied with royal jelly. The book also say as a result of
supersedure it occasionally happens that two queens, mother
and aughter, inhabit the same hive.

For swarming impulse cells, the book says that in this case
the cells are are varying ages. They are shown pictured
along the bottom of the frame.

Sincerely,

Dee A. Lusby



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