Looking for the story of my nuc bees that swarmed?

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For those of you that saw my post on Instagram and are looking for the story of my nuc bees that swarmed, here is the story in a nutshell. We bought a 4-frame nuc. It had two queens. The day after we installed the nuc into our topbar hive, it swarmed. We lured the swarm into the empty nuc box and then transferred the bees into a Warre hive (which we had to mail order).

Here are links if you want to know more.
Hey, Grampa... the nuc bees swarmed!
A Swarm in May is Worth a Load of Hay
Sad Sunday
Moving the Swarm Into the Warre Hive
Update on the Warre Hive: One Becomes Four

This is a small #beeswarm that we caught in a hob cobbled swarm trap. Paint stirrers for top bars, oversized migratory roof and holes all over the place. It turned out to be the perfect place for #aperfectswarm - or maybe less than perfect since it was a nuc that swarmed. 🤔 Good luck to all the #beekeepers that entered #beebuilt’s giveaway. It’s been fun looking at all your swarm pictures. 🙂 P.S.: these #bees ended up in a #WarreHive and always preferred a top entrance. ⬆️ The whole story about this dink and how I had to give them away when I became #allergictobeestings is on my blog 303beekeeper.com

A post shared by My brain runs on Bees. (@backyardbee) on Jun 11, 2018 at 8:10am PDT