About 2 weeks ago 1 of my hives swarmed onto a nearby tree. I captured the swarm into a 6 bar mini hive that I left near the tree. After a week I built another TBH and placed it near my other hives which is about 100 ft from where the mini hive has been. One early morning I decided to transfer the mini hive to the new hive. After completing the transfer I noticed a cluster of bees going back to the area where the mini hive was. I would say half stayed in the new hive and the others went back to where the mini hive was. Over the last 5 days I have been moving the mini have closer and closer to the new hive.
My question is if I can still combine the bees from the mini hive and the new hive since they have been separated for about a week. My concern is they will fight and kill each other.
My question is if I can still combine the bees from the mini hive and the new hive since they have been separated for about a week. My concern is they will fight and kill each other.