ben
I will just say. I have never had a problem with new comb if I kept the frames from swaying.
Not really pertinent to this thread, but I have had a problem that many don't have by leaving the bees in instead of moving them quickly and that is that I run all medium and my traps are deep and comb below the frame makes transfer harder and can involve rubber bands.
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However, the reason I try and move them same day is something I heard about swarms being in search mode for a home for three or so days and if you move them then, they think they picked the spot and seem to stay plus just cause they are hanging out in a box, it does not mean they are not still arguing about the best place to live. The way robo does it kinda guarantees they are in the box and staying if they are bringing in pollen. I admit to being fooled once or twice and bringing home traps that ended up being empty.
I have not had swarms leave after I hive them. This part is not really advice but just discussion and my thinking on the matter. More then one way to skin a cat and such. Since I just put a trap back where I take one with bees in it, I try and save driving. Traps are not as free as it seems if they are spread out a bit and they should be. Putting a bunch with in a half mile of each other seems a waste of resources. Getting help from friends and relatives is a god send and a phone call saves lot of gas rather then personally checking everything.
I try and keep the bees as free as possible and am lazy to boot.
I do say this, before I would put up a deep and a medium together, I would split them and have one excellent trap and one mediocre trap and would spread them a mile plus apart and feel I had increased my odds by doing so.
Ps On robos method, if the frames are swinging and they have comb, it could smash as many bees or more bees then if it fell. Bet he doesn't let them swing. I would personally rather move bees with little or no comb then have a lot banging against each other.