# Swarm caught leaving!

**URL:** <https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/swarm-caught-leaving/36944>\
**Category:** Beekeeping - Basics\
**Tags:** swarming-splits\
**Created:** [May 18, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/swarm-caught-leaving/36944 "2024-05-18T17:04:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![chau06](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/chau06/32/25515_2.png) [@chau06](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/chau06)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/swarm-caught-leaving/36944/1 "2024-05-18T17:04:54Z")

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I thought this hive had already swarmed a couple weeks ago (even after making a preemptive split) and I checked them for a queen, thought I saw a new mated queen a couple days ago and no queen cells… thought I was all set but the bees had other plans.

[![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/honeyflow/original/3X/d/f/dfcd663e149d567822e749fb03c6a7f562b11af7.jpeg "Swarm caught in the act!") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvA0fR0sAGU)

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**Author:** ![Dawn\_SD](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.honeyflow.com/dawn_sd/32/15954_2.png) [@Dawn\_SD](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Dawn_SD)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/swarm-caught-leaving/36944/2 "2024-05-18T17:49:24Z")

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As Winnie-the-Pooh would say, bees can be such tricky things! 😊

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**Author:** ![Eva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@Eva](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Eva)\
**Post date:** [May 18, 2024, 9:40pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/swarm-caught-leaving/36944/3 "2024-05-18T21:40:03Z")

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Oh my…this is what I see when I close my eyes lately 🤣