Better-to-bee..., I'll go along with you on that. He had indicated there were only a few bees left. He apparently has a couple of top bar hives, which, even if he has a follower board pushed way forward, will give the bees a lot of space. If he can put the follower board up so there are just a few top bars to deal with, it might work. The problem is that he doesn't have frames of bees to work with. OTS on a comb without foundation is going to be a little touchy. It can be done, I'm sure, and I think he ought to try it. It would be a great learning experience. I hope he can make some videos.