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I want to combine a queenless hive into a queen right hive, never done this before! this is my second year of tending bees, this may seem like a lame question but, do I remove the Queen excluder? or place the newspaper on top of the excluder? Another question; I caught two of my three swarms...

I've successfully trapped a swarm using a deep nuc as a bait have about 12 feet up in a tree. They have been very busy for about a week and a half. I just covered the entrance this morning. Should I wait a day with it covered and leave them shut in? Or can I simply move the hive to their new...