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Thanks Itma - please excuse the brevity of my reply in favour of readability. 1) The entrance was fully open and is quite hard to turn. I did dump most of the bees into the box late last night but by the time I checked this morning they had simply congregated outside again. So... 2) today I...

OK, bigger box it is then - I best get on the phone to see if I can source one! The brood frame is also a good idea Finman, and may encourage them to populate the new box also. Thanks to all for your help and suggestions :)

@pargyle - no, not definitively and it has crossed my mind that they may now be queenless also. I have 6 frames with foundation in the nuc but none are drawn. I do have two other hives in my garden (one of which produced this swarm) but I am reluctant to open these as they have new queens (I...

It's a fair size swarm, the guy that helped me catch it said probably around 15-20,000 bees. I think they would fit (it is a 6 frame nuc after all) but maybe they think different. I just took a peek and there are a few bees clustered just inside the entrance and the rest is empty. So assuming...

Hi everyone. So I caught a swarm on Thursday and introduced it to a new 6 frame nuc box on Friday (around 5pm) evening using the bedsheet and ramp method. I watched to confirm some of the bees were entering the potential new home and left them too it. When I checked later (around 10PM) I found...