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Laurence Edwards explains that bees clustering at the hive entrance without normal activity signals the colony is out of space and about to swarm. Beekeepers should do immediate swarm checks rather than wait for the scheduled 7-day inspection.
Laurence Edwards explains that bees clustering at the hive entrance without normal activity signals the colony is out of space and about to swarm. Beekeepers should do immediate swarm checks rather than wait for the scheduled 7-day inspection.
If you're seeing bees clustering up around the entrance like this, not orientating, not doing much, likelihood is that you have run out of space and that the bees are either going to swarm or they are getting ready to swarm. Get inside, do your swarm checks, even if it's not your 7-day inspection. This kind of activity here is swarming.
