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>  The phermones from the two swarms will mix
> together and they will get along fine.  As for the queen one of them will
> have to be elimated.  Good luck.
>
> Norm



So far when combining swarms, I've had success in letting the bees
decide which queen stays. If both swarms are freshly caught, which they
have been in my situations, I just spray them down with a weak solution
of vanilla, toss 'em together into a deep brood box and let them figure
things out. I suppose there's a risk of one swarm taking off but that
hasn't happened - yet.



AL