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If you want to requeen this swarm you'll need at least a veil. I say that based upon your comments about the veil.
Find the queen, pinch her and allow the bees to find her so they will know she has died. Replace with a new queen of your choosing and rotect the new queen in a cage for 3-5 days. Pull all the new queen cells for at least a week. That way, they can't make new queen cells with eggs based on the old queen's genetics.
Once you establish the new queen, the bees may go ahead and make queen cells with the new queens eggs.
It's an experiment. Good luck. Give it a try if you would like.
Find the queen, pinch her and allow the bees to find her so they will know she has died. Replace with a new queen of your choosing and rotect the new queen in a cage for 3-5 days. Pull all the new queen cells for at least a week. That way, they can't make new queen cells with eggs based on the old queen's genetics.
Once you establish the new queen, the bees may go ahead and make queen cells with the new queens eggs.
It's an experiment. Good luck. Give it a try if you would like.