Need some quick advice and guidance. I just hived two new hives this afternoon. The hives are about two feet apart. Both went well, but I got my first "beekeeper sting" when I was stupid and trapped a little girl under my upper arm. I placed both boxes with lingering bees in front of the hives. Well, I could not resist and went back about an hour later to see how it was going. The first hive had a large number, maybe a pound or so, of bees clinging to the front of the hive. The second hive had none, but had a few bees going in and out of the restricted entrance. The first hive also had several bees going in and out of it. Many bees flying around and a number on the ground (I sprayed heavily with sugar syrup). Both queens looked very health and ready to get out. I placed the queen cages exactly as directed (cork removed, candy up, screen facing the center of the hive). Oh, both hives fed using top feeders. Do I have a problem?
Ron
[ April 07, 2006, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: RonS ]
Ron
[ April 07, 2006, 08:27 PM: Message edited by: RonS ]