Queens Piping

I was standing in the yard beside the new hive today and  I could hear queen bees piping from inside! It was quite distinct and especially so when I pressed my ear to the side of the hive. It definitely sounded like there was at least two queens inside talking to each other. One would first call and that would trigger the other to start. I managed to use my camera to record the sounds they were making, using a pair of headphones as a microphone and dangling them into the hole in the inner cover. You might need to turn you speakers up to high to really hear them. The gentle rustle you can hear in the background is the hum from the worker bees and not the wind blowing through the blossom tree.