Last nite I had a standard fiber plant pot type swarm trap from Mann Lake with a package of their swarm lure tacked up inside to which I added some dark beeswax shavings and a cottonball with a few drops of lemongrass, rose and tea tree oils. Placed it up in a tree in my front yard about 14 feet high. About noon today I noticed about 20 bees crawling around the entrance hole and two hours later a tornado swarm of bees came and landed on the front and slowly entered the trap. My guess would be slightly over two pounds of bees. I checked and they're not from my own hive.
Now my question, I would like the bees to be hived in my back yard about 50 yards away. I've got a 5 frame nuc and some deep 10 frame boxes available as well as supers. When have they settled in enough for me to transfer them to my box and can I use the deep? How do I transfer them and is it OK to move them 50 yards? How quickly do they form new comb and if it's there should I move it into some frames to the new hive? I don't want to scare them off and I plan on feeding them for a couple weeks with some 1:1 syrup.
Now my question, I would like the bees to be hived in my back yard about 50 yards away. I've got a 5 frame nuc and some deep 10 frame boxes available as well as supers. When have they settled in enough for me to transfer them to my box and can I use the deep? How do I transfer them and is it OK to move them 50 yards? How quickly do they form new comb and if it's there should I move it into some frames to the new hive? I don't want to scare them off and I plan on feeding them for a couple weeks with some 1:1 syrup.