1. Queen Cups
One of the most obvious compromise rme behaviour is the construction of Queen cells. These cells normally live on the edge of the frames, but they can be displayed almost everywhere. In order to prevent compromise-monitor Remote Queen these cells, unless you require to super seed, etc. See picture to the right:
2. Queing and over population
If the gate of the hive is fully opened (i.e., no mouse guards, etc.) and bees are queing or you notice a lot of bees collected around the gate of the hive-it could be a pre-cursor to Sunset. If many bees ends the hive and cluster around the gate when you approach it, it could also be characters bees lack a little space. Add more space by adding a second brood box and/or power.
3. large Cluster at the bottom
If you look through the gate of the hive and the bottom of the bee cluster hive then fills the missing space width and will probably see to swarm. Add more space by adding a second brood box and/or power.
4. Not laying space
If the brood frames are all full of juveniles and the hive honey stores could then look to start swarming. Add another broodbox and framework in order to prevent this.
Swarm is most likely to occur between the beginning of June to the end of August.
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