Either this is going to be brilliant, or an epic fail!
I bought syrup and protein patties, feeder tubs and frames in order to separate a hive. I took two frames of really stunning, honey filled, brood filled hives, and moved them to the new apiary.
Also, I fed the new bee division and screened the opening. Boy the bees seem mad and I am not sure if I accidentally got the queen. I don't think so, but we'll see. In the morning I am going to look at them really closely and see what I have.
I am not sure if I should lay some paper between the borrowed bars and the top bars, but I plan on blending them as early as tomorrow, and as late as day after tomorrow.
What if I accidentally got the queen? Could I hang a queen cage of the queen I have in the other hive? I have no idea. I figure if I see the queen in the morning, I'll cross that bridge. In the meantime, my idea is to get these girls all together for one happy, happy, hive.
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