Eileen - I have been lead to beleive that bees prefer a dark environment to
one that is well lit.  You may have better luck if you take the cardboard
away from the package, and place them around the observation hive to make
it darker on the inside.  Also, the observation hive should have covers that
you can put on it to keep it dark when nobody is looking at it - among other
things, I think that the bees are less likely to propolize the inside surface
of the glass walls of the obs. hive when you use covers.  I would also
encourage you to try to find a local beekeeper's association to talk to -
it is much easier to find someone local to come by and look at your hive
and help figure out what is going on.  We can converse a lot via keyboard,
but taking a look with an experienced beekeeper will be much more useful
(and more accurate!!)  Finally, I'll echo the earlier question - what have
you done to make the bees want to move into the hive - the biggest thing is
to be sure the queen is inside the obs. hive.  The next choice is to just dump
the bees out in front of the hive - they should pick up the scent of the
queen and start to move into the hive in short order.
 
Good luck
Rick Hough, Hamilton, MA
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