swarm in a 6 inch shallow

Oh that’s cool! Free bees!

Assuming plastic foundation: Transfer them into a deep with drawn comb (or even foundation and treat it like a swarm) and leave it in the same location. Make sure you put an excluder under the box so the queen doesn’t decide to leave until she starts laying. Save the drawn shallow for later and use it as a super.

There are several other options. If they are on wax foundation, you could cut out the frames and rubber band them into a deep frame. Sorta like a cut-out capture.

Ryan

Another option is put a brood box on top and pull a couple short frames up to get them using it, then later remove the snort box once they are heavy in the deep box. May have to cut a bit of burr comb from the bottom of the short frames, but it basically keep what they have going in tact and the queen may be none the wiser.

Place a deep on top and run it as a 1 1/2.

odfrank said:

Place a deep on top and run it as a 1 1/2.

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Actually I agree. Way easier...