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Hello,
I caught a huge swarm Saturday afternoon. I put them in two 8 frame mediums and put two frames of drawn comb with uncapped in honey in the bottom super. I have an empty super on top to have room to feed sugar water with honey bee healthy. I have put a queen excluder (includer) on the front opening. The majority of the bees are still wanting to ball in the top super. They are starting to draw comb on the other frames. What else can I do keep them from swarming again and how long can I leave the excluder/includer on the opening.
Thanks.
I caught a huge swarm Saturday afternoon. I put them in two 8 frame mediums and put two frames of drawn comb with uncapped in honey in the bottom super. I have an empty super on top to have room to feed sugar water with honey bee healthy. I have put a queen excluder (includer) on the front opening. The majority of the bees are still wanting to ball in the top super. They are starting to draw comb on the other frames. What else can I do keep them from swarming again and how long can I leave the excluder/includer on the opening.
Thanks.