what does the app do?
Can swarms be combined as you would for normal colonies?
I'm guessing that if you can you'd need to kill all the queens but one of the swarms you're combining...
Yes they can. If there are multiple queens, they will fight it out. Its best to seal them in for a while (i.e. overnight) until they have settled
Is it a good idea to have the queens fight it out though?
What's the likelihood of the victorious queen also being damaged?
... or is it the best way of combining when we're talking about swarms?
Not a bad practice. Probably I'll end up following it too for any swarm I might capture.Personally, I would requeen a swarm anyway so I'm probably not the best person to ask
Not a bad practice. Probably I'll end up following it too for any swarm I might capture.
Would you requeen by grafting a queen cell from another hive or with a fully grown queen?
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