It's Getting Crowded

In the Spring and early Summer the hives really build up and the danger of swarming is ever present. When you see them building up you have to give them room to grow. If they believe they are out of room they will start planning to swarm. I added on to my hive that was growing very large to give them room. Even after giving them more room they just kept growing in number. I made a walk away split yesterday to give them even more room. A walk away split is where you move some bees, brood with nurse bees on them, and frames with some honey and pollen on them. They will have to make a queen in the hive without one. It gets hard to do hive checks when you have so many boxes to check. Good news they have been bringing in lots of honey this year so I should be able to harvest soon.