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I caught a very large swarm and put in a 10 frame deep box. The swarm was probably 6 lbs. or more. Added a frame feeder and put in probably 2 qts. syrup. the hive had 2 frames of comb which was filled with syrup. Most of the syrup was still in the feeder. The walls of the hive, frames and all the bees were coated with syrup. I have collected a lot of swarms but this one stomps me. Swarm too large? Too much syrup? entrance too small? Any ideas?