I thought short articles to write ID swarm in particular some characters look out for the may, that your Beehive is about, or will call soon swarm.
1. Queen Cup
The most obvious swarm behaviors is the building of the Queen cells. These cells are usually located on the edge of the frame, but you can appear almost anywhere. Schools remove these cells prevent Queen, because you need to Superseed etc. See the picture on the right:
2. Command optimization and overpopulation
If the hive entrance is completely open (i.e. no mouse guards etc.) and bees are command optimization or you notice many bees at the hive entrance gathered this could be a coagulation to swarm. When stop the hive and cluster, if you approach it, could a lot of bees at the entrance to this a sign the bees is missing a bit of space. More space be added by an another brood box and/or super.
3. Great cluster base
If you search through the hive entrance and the hive width fills the bottom of the cluster bee then you are missing space and are likely to rave to. More space be added by an another brood box and/or super.
4. No transfer room
When the brood frames are all full of Brut and honey stores could then see the hive you start raving about. Add a different Broodbox and frames to help to prevent this.
The swarm is most likely occur between early June to late August. Little late writing this myself really but hey I've been busy!
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