Bees just swarmed and then came back
Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2013 1:58 pmI'm a brand new beekeeper with my first hive. I have one Top Bar Hive. I installed a 3# package of bees in mid April. When I was in my hive on Saturday, I saw 3 queen cells, one capped. I have no other equipment, so I just let it be. Today I watched my bees swarm and land in my neighbor's tree (at the top of the forest canopy). About 30 minutes later they came back to my hive. Many went back inside but there is still a large cluster on the outside of the hive by the entrance. Is there anything I can do? I'm sort of freaking out here.