One of my home colonies tried to swarm, so cutting to the chase, we now have 4 colonies in 2 hives waiting to see if the Queen cells hatch. This will increase our apiary by 4 more colonies (if successful). Fingers crossed. I will not check these hives for 2 weeks giving the new virgin queens time to mate and start laying. Please check back for an update if these colonies successfully created a laying queen.
The original colony swarmed underneath the bottom board of the original hive. First time this has happened to me. So, we will take this opportunity to break the mite cycle, let the original colony start all over hoping they continue filling the honey super. Things are looking really good to have honey and wax products available for sale this fall.