I just installed a package of bees into a Warre' hive last Saturday, and I need to go in and get the sugar can and queen cage out. Should I pull the quilt, remove a couple of bars, and get the stuff out or should I separate the two boxes? Seems easier to manage coming in from the top, but the Warre' theory is to not open the top of the hive, or at least open it as little as possible.
Ideas?
I'm totally new to beekeeping, and all of the established beekeepers within 50 miles of me are commercial/semi-commercial operators with Langstroth hives.