My first swarm! I checked my hives a few weeks ago and everything was going smoothly in the first hive, but i noticed the second hive was very aggressive they were overpopulated and easily agitated. I noticed 4 swarm cells on a few of the frames and knew due to their size that I had less than a week before they would swarm. I received a concerned call from my grandmother and was there within the hour! I have seen many videos and read up on swarms, but there is nothing in comparison to the real thing. they all link together to protect their queen, who is in the center of the cluster. They truely are happy as it says in all of the books, their bellies full of honey. It all went very smoothly without any stings at all. No bee suit needed!
