Place them in a different building overnight with a light on above them. In
the morning the bees should be out and you can put your honey into the hot
room.
or
The bees you are bringing in will bee old bees anyways and if there are to
many of them you are removing your honey incorrectly. A simple device that
attracts them in the hotroom and kills them is the most effective way to
deal with your situation if you don't want your inside heat to escape.
or
As another very large beekeeper(many off you know who I am talking about)
would do in FL. Take all your honey off without removing the bees. Take the
honey back to the honeyhouse. Allow all the bees to fly out a be attracted
to a certain area for containment. After they fly out take the honey to the
hot room or extracting area. Now take those bees you accumulated inside and
scoop them up with a shovel. Place 1 shovel full of bees into each empty
hive body with frames, give them a feeder and a queen. Bam you got splits
and your honey off with a few less steps. Oh, and suit up for doing it this
way.
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