Oops I missed a small queen cell...SWARM
I got a surprise in the home apiary when I saw this nice cluster of bees hanging out of one of the small apple trees. I wasnt expecting any hives to swarm but looking at the two in the orchard I found that I missed a small little capped emergency queen cell. I had divided a double brood langstroth hive over on the oil seed rape before bringing it home. I had left it 4 days and left one nice queen cell and broke down all the emergency cells they had made but forgot one on the very last frame in the bottom corner.Oh well, it happens from time to time but luckily I was there to catch it. Wesley held the nuc box while I shook the swarm down into the box. I left them there for a couple of hours and then moved them down to the bottom of the field. The princess is a virgin so will still need to get mated before she becomes a queen and starts to get the new colony up and running.This little video shows the bees fanning at the entrance to the nuc to tell the remaining bees outside that queen is inside and they have a new home.[embed]https://youtu.be/btBYQssUFRc[/embed]