Blank>Which of the 3 options seems to have the highest chances of success in your opinion? [Failure is not an option!]
This one and a frame of honey if available.
>My 3rd option is to go into my strongest hive and pull a deep frame with the covering bees and insert it into the ob hive following basic queen protection measures. The problem is our currently frigid weather.
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