Hello from Maine. I'm in my second year of semi-urban beekeeping, and all the good stuff is starting to happen: lots of honey, a few stings, and some big swarms. Earlier this week had two swarms on the same day, landing in the same tree. We eventually got them both down, but they were quite cranky, unlike what I've heard about swarms. I'm wondering whether they were queenless, or had virgin queens. The hive they came out of is cranky as well, and is just closing off queen cells.