I have a wild hive I wish to move into a langstrom hive.
I have the langstrom hive set above the entrance of the wild hive. I made a sort of tunnel from the entrance to the wild hive through the entrance of the langstrom hive so they MUST use it!
I expect to drum and smoke the wild hive in a couple of days to get them to move upwards into the langstrom hive. Then, I will collapse the tunnel and cover that entrance to make them stay.
I figure to keep them penned into the langstrom hive for a couple of days so that the queen (If I succeed in getting her to move into the langstrom hive!) will start laying eggs and the bees will presumably stay. Feeding syrup with a plastic baggie with slits sounds easy. I will use screen over the top of the hive so they can breath. I have bought foundation and a somewhat beat-up dark comb to give them.
But, what about pollen? I know the baby bees use it, but do the adults? If I only pen them up for 3 days or so, do I need to supplement their diet with pollen?
Have I forgotten anything? ???
I have the langstrom hive set above the entrance of the wild hive. I made a sort of tunnel from the entrance to the wild hive through the entrance of the langstrom hive so they MUST use it!
I expect to drum and smoke the wild hive in a couple of days to get them to move upwards into the langstrom hive. Then, I will collapse the tunnel and cover that entrance to make them stay.
I figure to keep them penned into the langstrom hive for a couple of days so that the queen (If I succeed in getting her to move into the langstrom hive!) will start laying eggs and the bees will presumably stay. Feeding syrup with a plastic baggie with slits sounds easy. I will use screen over the top of the hive so they can breath. I have bought foundation and a somewhat beat-up dark comb to give them.
But, what about pollen? I know the baby bees use it, but do the adults? If I only pen them up for 3 days or so, do I need to supplement their diet with pollen?
Have I forgotten anything? ???