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ajs32
05-30-2009, 03:10 PM
i have ran out of foundation till i cxan get to dadants on monday, and am removing some bees on sunday, if unable to catch queen can i add the bees into my two existing colonies? or will the bees hang on a day or two till i can get more foundation/queen?
Carl F
05-31-2009, 09:16 AM
A day or two shouldn't matter if they are not showing some swarm preparations already. I have heard/read that bare foundation does not satisify an expanding colony's desire for brood and food storage space like drawn comb does so you may need to do a split if you are in that situation. I think that is what you are suggesting in your post but I am not entirely sure.
ajs32
05-31-2009, 05:42 PM
no...i emoved a hive from a chimney space...not sure if i got queen with it though...am out of hive foundation, have them in basement good ventilation steady temp of about 60, with a jar of syrup on the cover screen, should they hang on for the 2-3 days it will take to get queen/foundation?
Give them some frames with popcicle sticks in the top groove. They will draw there instead of on the top of the box you have them in.