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Problem is, I have Langstroths and the new one is a top bar. I would split, but a square peg is not going to fit into a round hole.
Ideas on how to get some bees to live with her in there? Do suppliers sell bees without queens? I've looked over Kelley's site. Nothing I can find. Any ideas welcome.
I ordered a queen and now discovered a new queen in my "queenless" hive!
 

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Your best bet is to cut off the side bars and bottom bar of a frame or 2 of the Langs. frame.
This will let them fit into a TBH. Then brush off some young nurse bees into the TBH on top
of these cut off frames. Put the new queen cage between the frames and you will have a new hive soon.
Be sure to tie the Langs frames onto the TB to extend their length before putting them in the new hive. If you
have a strong Langs hive now then you can brush off more young nurse bees into the TBH. This way they will
build new comb faster. If you have 2 deep then brush off as many nurse bees as you can. And don't forget to
feed them too.
Thanks, great advice!
 
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