I hived two swarms into small topbar hives about 3 weeks ago. Hive 1 did great and I transferred 10 nicely built combs into a 4' hive.
Hive 2 is just the opposite. They aren't building any comb and just seem to be "hanging out" inside the box. I'm feeding them sugar syrup but they just seem to be "lost". I'm thinking that I lost the queen somewhere in the capture or she died on a mating flight. So the question is what to do with them? Can they raise a queen or should I combine them with another hive, or just do nothing?
Hive 2 is just the opposite. They aren't building any comb and just seem to be "hanging out" inside the box. I'm feeding them sugar syrup but they just seem to be "lost". I'm thinking that I lost the queen somewhere in the capture or she died on a mating flight. So the question is what to do with them? Can they raise a queen or should I combine them with another hive, or just do nothing?