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newbie here. i just bought my bees last saturday. they were 10 med frames each just packed with bees. i moved them into the horizontal hives that we made. i alternated the 10 drawn frames with 10 of my foundationless frames with wax starter strip. they are sucking down about a gallon of sugar water per day!! i don't want to bother them more than necessary. how long should it take them to draw out the 10 empty frames they have? i have a follower board preventing them from going into the rest of the hive. thanks for your help.
p.s. i was so proud...i transported them an hr to my house. gave them awhile to chill. moved all of the frames into the other hives and didn't get stung. this site has been wonderful for teaching what i needed to know to become a beekeeper! thank you everyone!
p.s. i was so proud...i transported them an hr to my house. gave them awhile to chill. moved all of the frames into the other hives and didn't get stung. this site has been wonderful for teaching what i needed to know to become a beekeeper! thank you everyone!