Can you combine hives that are queen right? I have one hive that is nasty and I can't get through all of it before I have many stingers in my jacket and blue jeans. They fly up and pop the veil and will not respond to smoking which actually seems to make them more aggressive. This hive is 4 mediums full. I have another hive that is one deep and not aggressive and I was thinking about putting a screen (like window/porch screen) on top of it and putting the 4 mediums on top of that with a top entrance. I would leave like that for a couple of weeks then remove the screen and let the hives run together for our main flow the tallow tree.
Question is would the bees still kill each other's queen or would one queen kill the other or would they coexist happily? If both queens die it not the end of the world they will make another and I can order one later if she is no better then her mother. If one lives I will still replace her later and if they both live I will do nothing and see how that works out.
So will it work or am I just going to create a big mess?
Question is would the bees still kill each other's queen or would one queen kill the other or would they coexist happily? If both queens die it not the end of the world they will make another and I can order one later if she is no better then her mother. If one lives I will still replace her later and if they both live I will do nothing and see how that works out.
So will it work or am I just going to create a big mess?