I have an opportunity.
An old woman that I know has honey bees entering her house between the vinyl siding and the brick. She wants them gone but is in no hurry, which is good because I have no place to put them yet!
I'll get the makings for another hive while I figure this one out.
I watched this video and it seems they have the same situation except they are on a ladder, I will be at ground level. It looks pretty straight forward to me (says the man who's never done it!)
I have no idea how long the bees have been there. The woman didn't know anything about them.
My question is this - If I get a 10 frame deep setup (which is what my other hives are) and it turns out to be a very small colony, what then? I don't want to get a bunch of different size "just in case" supers...
I guess that wall void has extra space, what would be the difference?!
An old woman that I know has honey bees entering her house between the vinyl siding and the brick. She wants them gone but is in no hurry, which is good because I have no place to put them yet!
I'll get the makings for another hive while I figure this one out.

I watched this video and it seems they have the same situation except they are on a ladder, I will be at ground level. It looks pretty straight forward to me (says the man who's never done it!)
I have no idea how long the bees have been there. The woman didn't know anything about them.
My question is this - If I get a 10 frame deep setup (which is what my other hives are) and it turns out to be a very small colony, what then? I don't want to get a bunch of different size "just in case" supers...
I guess that wall void has extra space, what would be the difference?!