Last week I had a busy hive with a queen with clipped wings (my first bees, a nucleus bought last year). Today I find queen gone, a new (and so far virgin I think) queen and the hive stuffed with bees.
I'm worried, should I make an artificial swarm with the new queen, or wait until she has mated, or just leave them to get on with it?
She certainly won't be lacking in mates - plenty of drones about.
I have a spare hive ready just in case...
Sue
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