Atilla T. Hun wrote:
 
> western. Was giving them that honey a mistake or OK? The books indicate a
> hived swarm should be fed but I think they're assuming an earlier
> swarm(we're in the midst of a heavy Himalayan Blackberry honeyflow).
 
Yes, feed that new small swarm, even during a heavy honey flow.
Small swarms will not be able to send many foragers to the field and
need that feed handy. I once made a split and stopped feeding it to
soon, figuring since the flow was on they would be ok. Wrong! They
died.