Hi Chris & all,

No, the queen will never come out of the hole. The frame of bees, with brood 
that was placed in the hive at the time of setup, will raise a new queen. By 
the end of about 6 to 8 weeks, almost all of the bees in the hive outside, 
(the capture hive) will be new and have never had any relationship to the 
old nest. Therefore, they will rob the old site quickly.

If a beek thought the old queen was still living, he would soon see bees 
carrying pollen into the old site.

This type of removal is not easy to do as a beginner. You have to be able to 
tell if bees are going back inside under the screen wire funnel or another 
hole they have found. Often they will chew the caulk out to make a hole to 
get back in. Sometimes this gets old before you get it stopped. BEES ARE 
PERSISTENT.

Lionel
North Ala. 

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