Jack Straw
New Bee
I want to merge a small nuc (recently transferred into a national) and a queenless colony which are currently 20 feet apart in the same apiary but am conscious of the 3ft/3miles rules
I have thought about moving the Q- away for a week or two and then bring it back once the flight paths have been forgotten
Partly from laziness but also because of a back strain I am carrying it would be easier if I could merge without moving one away. Instead could I merge the two boxes using the newspaper method, put Q- on top of Q+, block the entrance for 72 hours and then put grass/twigs in front to encourage re-orientation.
Would that work?
I have thought about moving the Q- away for a week or two and then bring it back once the flight paths have been forgotten
Partly from laziness but also because of a back strain I am carrying it would be easier if I could merge without moving one away. Instead could I merge the two boxes using the newspaper method, put Q- on top of Q+, block the entrance for 72 hours and then put grass/twigs in front to encourage re-orientation.
Would that work?