Well, lesson learned this week. Healthy bee hives grow SUPER fast! My bees swarmed Wednesday because they outgrew the hive - I hadn't added the second box in time.. DOH!! A local keeper came to gather the swarm and take them home - great timing for her as she had lost her bees. . I still have bees in the hive but they are queenless and have to hope the new queen that hatches is healthy and survives her trip out to be mated. We should soon see in a couple weeks when I check in on them. . I'm thinking having a vacant second hive on hand at all time isn't a bad idea should this happen again (or another swarm decides to pay a visit). It is an initial cost up front but if a swarm is recovered the cost is offset by the bees added/retained. . . #bees #learnedsomething #swarm #boulder #boulderco #bouldercounty #lafayatte #lafayetteco #lafayattecolorado #louisville #louisvilleco #louisvillecolorado #longmont #longmontco #longmontcolorado #bigashfarm #bigashfarmcolorado #farm #farmlife #erie #erieco #eriecolorado #broomfield #broomfieldco #broomfieldcolorado https://www.instagram.com/p/CPtDNELHi6S/?utm_medium=tumblr
