Small colony

[mzzlizz]

Hi All-
I have a new, small colony that was a swarm, with a queen that was taken out of a home.
It is settling in (after swarming and then I re-introduced them to the hive), but truth be told, it is a pretty small group of girls.
I worry that they will be compromised because of their size, but wonder about how I would put another swarm in with them.
I have a friend who has a swarm, and ideally I would increase their numbers and size to make them heartier, but not sure how to do
that without finding and eliminating a queen - something I am not crazy about doing.
I tend to err on the side of letting things "bee", with my beekeeping practices - and wonder if letting them (the assumed multiple queens) fight it out would be an ok way to go. Or just crazy?
Any thoughts?

[mrobinson]

Putting two swarms in the same box? Nothing I've ever heard of. Let this swarm grow. They won't get one whit bigger until the first crop of brood comes on-line no matter what their size is now.

[Michael Bush]

Do what you like. I'd let them both grow on their own and see what happens. You may be surprised.