re-introducing a brood frame

[MuswellMetro]

Just shake bees out in front of hive, they will gain entry with a bribe, and reinsert the beeless frame straight away, nurse bees will care for the brood.

yes i smoke them first and again after five minutes, so they have honey in their honey sack, dispatch the queen and shake out in front of hive (normally onto a sloping crown board, so the nurse bees crawl up to the entrance

 

[Madge]

I think it's just that they are beginning to feel the loss of the queen, then a new one pops up before they make plans to try and make their own. ...

Thank you, JB - that's all very interesting.