I removed bees from a storage room wall that had been there for 3 years. I got all of the bees and most all of the comb. I used 2 broods; the bottom has new frames and the top has no frames. I curled up the comb and bees in the top brood so they would go down to the frames. Now they've attached the comb to the inside walls of the top brood box. What do I do next, and when, in order to change the top brood box to a brood with frames.
Second question - I removed the swarm cells from my other hives earlier this year. Do I keep looking for new swarm cells or will that be it for this season? It may not have been swarm cells that I removed. What I removed was a build up of comb on the bottom of the frames so if not swarm cells what is it and should it be removed ? And how often ?
Thanks for any advice.
I wanted to share my experience with catching swarms in a tree. I 've attached a large black plastic flower pot, like you would get from a plant nursery, to the end of a large cane pole with strong hose clamps and taped up the drain holes in the bottom of the pot. I stand under the tree limb and put the pot under the swarm. I bump the limb with the flower pot, the swarm falls into the pot, and I pour them into a new hive. Just a suggestion!