Guys,
A man cemented in a wild hive in a canyon wall. That was a week ago and there is a huge cluster faithfully hanging outside on the concrete plug. A few days ago I set a hive with a frame of brood and nurse bees, a frame of honey, a frame of empty comb, and the rest wax foundation. No real movement into the hive has occurred, and it is literally a couple of inches from the top of the cluster. This morning, I dumped a couple of bucketfuls of the bees into the box. How many days can I dump in bees before they think they are "invaders" and not accept them?
Any tricks, guys?
A man cemented in a wild hive in a canyon wall. That was a week ago and there is a huge cluster faithfully hanging outside on the concrete plug. A few days ago I set a hive with a frame of brood and nurse bees, a frame of honey, a frame of empty comb, and the rest wax foundation. No real movement into the hive has occurred, and it is literally a couple of inches from the top of the cluster. This morning, I dumped a couple of bucketfuls of the bees into the box. How many days can I dump in bees before they think they are "invaders" and not accept them?
Any tricks, guys?