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Have I doomed my bees? I did this because I just had surgery last week and am not supposed to be outside.
Two weeks before surgery I split my year old hive. All seemed to be doing well when I peeked on return from hospital. Yesterday neighbor told me of small (500 +-) bees on his fence. I wobbled out and got them in the only super I had left.
This am there was a huge swarm that landed in same neighbors yard. I got them home by using sugar water and the same box as yesterday but it barely held them all. Because of my heath issues and because hubby is out of town, I used newspaper to add them to newly split hive.
Have I killed my bees?
Thank you in advance.
Two weeks before surgery I split my year old hive. All seemed to be doing well when I peeked on return from hospital. Yesterday neighbor told me of small (500 +-) bees on his fence. I wobbled out and got them in the only super I had left.
This am there was a huge swarm that landed in same neighbors yard. I got them home by using sugar water and the same box as yesterday but it barely held them all. Because of my heath issues and because hubby is out of town, I used newspaper to add them to newly split hive.
Have I killed my bees?
Thank you in advance.