Thomas Seeley wrote about a swarm moving from a bivouac location to their new location.
I always took the bivouac location to be the place where a swarm settles first after leaving the hive, just metres away. And then, after communication, flies on to their final destination.
Thing is, this morning we found a big swarm. We heard swarming noises the same time yesterday morning, but never saw it.
The location of the swarm is in the vicinity of 14 of my hives, but all colonies are managed, split and observed. On checking, none of these colonies have swarmed.
So where is this swarm coming from? Do swarms go from bivouac to bivouac location if they can?t find anything in a hurry?
That swarm seems happily settled in one of my boxes now.
Yet, I wonder where it comes from if not from my own hives. Could it be from a neighbour less than 1km away?