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It is late now to do anything.
Those bees will survive the rain just fine.
First thing in AM I would, in fact, do exactly that (while they still perched and while still cool to keep the bees down).
Sweep them into some box and dump the box into the hive with the other part of the swarm.
Have everything ready and do it all quickly.
If by a chance the queen is outside, she will be in the hive as you want it to be.
Those bees will survive the rain just fine.
First thing in AM I would, in fact, do exactly that (while they still perched and while still cool to keep the bees down).
Sweep them into some box and dump the box into the hive with the other part of the swarm.
Have everything ready and do it all quickly.
If by a chance the queen is outside, she will be in the hive as you want it to be.
