Misty, Swarm in weeping Laburnum

One of Zigga's 2008 offspring (single brood box) went to Banbury today.

I put Misty's queen cells into one nuc, the original brood box, and a new brood box split into three compartments.

The swarm I picked up today was in a in weeping Laburnum at about chest height. It was not easy to shake out and had itself well established amongst the branches that grew out at the top of the trunk of the tree. But given a good first shake into a box and then another into a smaller box two hours later I did manage to pick up nearly all the bees that were there. They are now in Postwick.