Five days after I hived the swarm from the wall I checked it. I placed it about three km from the wall where it originated, to help form the ”stock of the region”. It wasn’t a very big swarm, but it will make it well for winter.

Swarm queenSwarm drone

It had placed itself on the foundations I had supplied them with and drawn quite some combs, partially filld them with honey and the queen had layed eggs in four or five shallows. A big queen, small drone and quite small workers.

Swarm house The bees have occupied the upper right corner and round the corner on the other side. There the original entrance was.

The wall colony is living in one of the upper corners of the house, for more than 10 years. Now the nearest other bees are 3 km away. 10 years ago 6-7 km.

Swarm propolis The entrance just below the window to the left. Below the bees have sealed cracks with propolis.

Three years ago the owners tried to tighten up the entrance between a couple of boards in the oyter wall of the house. After some time the bees had made a new entrance around the corner. Some cracks in the wall the bees have sealed with propolis.

Swarm entrance The bees are entering in the upper part of the opening and leaving at the bottom of it.

The bees enter the upper part of the entrance and leave from the lower part.

The queen of the wall

2 thoughts on “The queen of the wall

  • July 8, 2014 at 05:28
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    she is such a beautiful Queen !

    • July 8, 2014 at 08:05
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      Yes she is. That’s what caught my attention too.

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