Eric, Thanks for you e-mail! I will be doing as you suggested, moving a frame of larva and eggs from the strong hive to the weak one. I am now learning first hand the importance of having no less than two hives. At least one can help the other. The past two years in which I kept bees, I only had one hive. Needless to say, I didn't do so well. The stronger hive is doing great. The bees have just about filled up a super. I'll be checking both hives in the next two days. I plan to put a frame of larva in the weak hive tomorrow. Once I get over this "battle", I'll probably start asking questions about mites. I lost my hive last year to mites. I don't want it to happen again this year. Thanks again! Laura Downey Maryland