Well i changed the sugar syrup yesterday afternoon and when i took the top of i couldnt believe how many ants had fallen in and died definately a problem it had also started to get a crust type skin on it so took it completely of and washed it out , relating to another thread i had put up as i have to change the nuc for one that has a queen when i looked at the frames i had put in two were being drawn out and had syrup in them and 3 that were not i have removed already my question is when i close the hive off should i 1. leave the frames with sugar syrup in for the new nuc or 2. take them out strip all the foundation and syrup out and re foundation them for the new bees .
I will be closing the hive off once i have got all the bees out and frames back to the nuc box they came in so that no bees can go back they must go back to the nuc box which will be closed off early saturday morning for there ride back to the breeder on saturday arvo and any bees out well tough luck youve been evicted .