I messed up second hive it had the queen cage sitting on frames put empty hive body on next, then plastic bag full with sugar water.No newspaper.waited til Wed to see if the queen was out.well the top was covered, it had almost 7 pounds of comb hanging from lid.
the comb was all soft and warm. I tilted the cover and I think I killed her. Took the combs off the inner cover put them in a bowl. The honey just ran out.Most of the bees were on the cover . Next day nothing opened it up 3 bees. I think I killed the queen scared newbies and my girls left or did they move into the other hive?
# 1 is a flurry of activity but I m not going to mess with it yet.I feel like a bad beekeeper.The girls didnt even sting me yet. oh the comb honey was too tasty . I am so glad I bought 2 hives an packages. Now all chime in, I m a big boy you can say it dumb ass lol Jeff