> > > I would requeen the hive with gentler stock.
> > >
> >
> > Try requeening your aggressive colonies with queens produced from your
> > gentle colonies. How many colonies do you have Coleene and are there any
> > colonies owned by others near by?
> >   .  ..
>
> Hi all,
> Requeening was my first thought, however, this hive is HUGE.  There is no
> way to find the queen with the current population.  I did split the hive
> (pulled 3 frames of capped brood and bees) to open up some room in the
> parent hive.  My new queen, another Carnie arrives tomorrow from
California.
> I will install tomorrow afternoon.
>
> The colony has been agressive since the first time I opened it several
weeks
> ago.  It was very populated at that time.  On occasion, a colony can be
> cross so I close it up and come back another time.  This wasn't the case
> here so, since the population was so large I added 3 medium supers of
drawn
> comb and closed them up again.  If I smoke them heavy they remain
moderately
> under control but resume their bombarding as soon as the smoke begins to
> deminish.  Perhaps it is just the large population and more bees than I am
> used to working with at this time of year.  They do not appear to be
> agressive wile just watching the hive, even when in close, only when into
> the midst of the group.
>
> I guess it is just wait and see!!!
>
> Thanks all for your help.
>
> Coleene
>