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First you said 11 days ago. Now you say 2 weeks ago. Now you also add that you had queen cells when you split. With that info, YES, it's a swarm. Collect it at your earliest opportunity and get it into another hive.

My guess is, If they have an upper entrance, it's a beard.

If no upper entrance, it's a swarm.

PS. As stated, it's just a guess.

It is called burr comb and does no harm, but does no good either, so should be avoided if easily done.

Just center all frames tightly in the center of the box, leaving any space to the outside.

Call me. 336-302-2708.
I'll come look at it. I may be able to help you boost it.

If Rob will make this thread a sticky, those doing removals can use it for contacting those wanting to help.

They are normally deeps, but can be made up as mediums by request. Beez Needz plans to make a few mediums within the next few weeks.

Beez Needz, 336-431-2339, has them coming in in the next few days. They can give you the details.

I would first pick up each drone larva and inspect for vorroa mites. Then I would scrape the burr comb off.

I saw several drone cells yesterday, so swarm season is approaching rapidly.

You don't say how many dead bees there were. If less than a quart, they probably had too few bees to produce enough heat and froze. DO NOT throw away the frames with dead bees. Shake out the dead as best as you can and put them back in the hive. The new bees will clean everything up and use those fr...

All actions are lawful, with only one exception.

GETTING CAUGHT

On the same note, show me where a beekeeper has been charged for retrieving a swarm in NC. As stated before, it is an understood rule or law that has been passed down and accepted for hundreds of years.

""If that were the case, you couldn't walk up to a house and ring the doorbell without breaking the law. OK, if I change that just a bit, to this, "" If that is the case, you can't walk up to a house and ring the doorbell without trespassing.."" NOW, my question is, is ...

Unless you have been told to stay out, verbally, with signs, with fences, or however, you are not trespassing. Once you have been told or signaled to stay out, only then can you be charged with trespassing. If that were the case, you couldn't walk up to a house and ring the doorbell without breaking...

I have this setup if you want to use it. It is more burdensome than the prints, but may be something in addition to them if you want to go to the trouble of taking it.

http://www.brushymountainbeefarm.com/Teaching-Hive

I would treat in the next 30 days with OAV, then check and treat just after harvest.
The club team can help if you haven't used OAV before.

First, did you check to be sure the queens were still laying after the treatment?

Second, did you do a mite count afterward to see how effective the treatment was?

It sounds as if they went queenless and/or the treatment didn't sufficiently lower the mite count.

If you are planning to raise a few early queens, you may want to install a couple of "green" frames to try and get some early drones.

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I'll be looking at his Kernersville hive with him on the 5th. If someone can connect with him on the Jamestown hive we will have him covered.