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  • From: Marty Hanks <marty AT justbeenc.com>
  • To: Ellis Driver <ellisdriver AT gmail.com>
  • Cc: NC Beekeepers Orange County <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Accidental swarm catch!
  • Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 11:14:56 -0400

I'd say leave it be. Just secure the top better now. 😉

There is no difference in this than a swarm going to a tree that had a dead
out. Millions of years of this playing out. It's all been fine then...will be
now.

They will know what to do with it.

Congrats!
Marty

Sent from my iPhone

> On May 11, 2015, at 11:03 AM, Ellis Driver <ellisdriver AT gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hello!
>
> A couple months ago I lost my bees when the snowstorm blew off the hive
> lid, and needless to say the hive was real gross and the honey was ruined.
> I had just left it at the edge of the field where it was, unsure of how to
> clean it out. Yesterday though a good-sized swarm of bees moved back into
> the hive and now I am wondering how to proceed. There are two deep supers
> of drawn comb, but each super has at least 4-5 frames of mostly fermented
> honey. Can I simply replace those frames? Or do I need to move all the bees
> to a fresh hive? Can I do that now? There are definitely quite a few other
> critters that moved in while the bees were gone, I don't know if that is a
> big concern or not.
>
> I am not sure if this is a common situation or how long I should let them
> settle before moving them around. Any advice appreciated! I am really
> delighted by this and want to make sure they are in a good home.
>
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ellis
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