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That's a good sized swarm Luminous, lucky you.

Someone has a signature here that is very apt. "If you want to make a small fortune from bees, start with a big one." :)

Generate a small income. It will certainly do that, very small.

There is a thread here already about this problem. Someone suggested a board in front at low level so they use the correct entrance.

Is creosote still on sale?

Which arm, Right or left? Left can be dodgy, see a doc.

:rofl: You're so so sympathetic

Tesco, scourge of the High Street. Only buy special offers and loss leaders.

Possibly a shortage of house bees to process the pollen.

Did they think of swarming and then change their mind Tony?

Wall to wall rain here all day, so, nowt.

Why as so many concerned with finding HM? Eggs, Larvae, brood.good temperament, unless of course you want to mark or squish.

Do you put out your bait hive, and then think about where to site it afterwards? Personally I know exactly where I'm going to site any colony I collect.

Watching my bees yesterday, they were all over my neighbours pear tree. Not a single one on my trees.:(

The brood. are they workers or drone? if they are small drone you might have a laying worker.

Of course they will, why should onymee be less confused than the rest of us.:D

There you go onyme. 2 offers of hands on help. Take them both.

They start to work (orientate) as soon as they move in IMO. If you watch you will see them flying back and forth. If you intend moving, do it asap, or do the 3 mile

Move before they orientate and you can do it immediatley, they have already left "home"

Queens can get through if they are small, or the excluder is to big or damaged. The brood in the super will be ok, they will hatch and leave, or the nurse bees will kick them out if they die. How many brood in the super, is it worth making space below and putting them where they ought to be?