Question. We had a big swarm in our tree so I put out a swarm box. They immediately started checking it out and had lots going in and out. A couple hours later the swarm flew off into the sunset. Any thoughts on what I might have done wrong with the box?

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Question. We had a big swarm in our tree so I put out a swarm box. They immediately started checking it out and had lots going in and out. A couple hours later the swarm flew off into the sunset. Any thoughts on what I might have done wrong with the box?