Caught and installed a swarm 4-19-20. It was about the size of the 3lb packages i Had purchased. The Queen is laying, has eggs, larva, and capped brood. They have some honey, pollen stored. They hive is eating pollen patties, but is no longer taking syrup. they have drawn out about 4-1/2 to 5 frames out of 8.
It seems they are just existing and not progressing.
My new packages are going crazy as I just added a second deep to each. Would it be ok to take some capped brood from the packages maybe 1 from each and add it to the swarm?
It seems they are just existing and not progressing.
My new packages are going crazy as I just added a second deep to each. Would it be ok to take some capped brood from the packages maybe 1 from each and add it to the swarm?