So, I caught a swarm 5/20 (from one of my own hives), tried putting them in 2 mediums with foundation, no drawn comb. they promptly left the next day. Caught em again that day. They obviously didn't like the 2 empty mediums so I put them in a dark box, which is just 1/4 plywood slapped together for inspection purposes, I had 1 deep frame of drawn comb and a med frame partially full of capped honey that I put in with them. They seemed to like that, at least they stayed put. I didn't have anymore boxes or frames at the time. Fast forward 1 month, they've drawn 7 combs attached to the inner cover and are storing nectar in a medium I put below the dark box. Can't get the inner cover off right now, its stuck to the dark box. How can I get these girls into some standard equipment?
All I have at the moment are empty mediums with foundation. I started with 2 hives this year and now have 5 due to swarm captures. I've never done any type of cutout.
All I have at the moment are empty mediums with foundation. I started with 2 hives this year and now have 5 due to swarm captures. I've never done any type of cutout.