Hello all, I am writing to follow up on swarm / hive combination.
 
Going through the hive that I combined, makes me think that both
queens were killed in battle.  Done properly, the workers accept
eachother quite well, but only one queen will remain.  It is
possible that both queens could sting eachother, leaving the hive
without a queen.
 
If one queen is removed before the combo, this potential  problem
would be eliminated.
 
I also wonder about the possibility to transmit disease, when
combining hives, but have no info on this.
 
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