>I am planning on killing the swarm's queen, putting the frames in two individual brood boxes and uniting them with the old newspaper trick. Probably the simplest way would be to just put one box on top of another and not worry about newspapers, sprays, or elixirs. Killing one of the queens a day or so prior to uniting will eliminate any queen pheremone in that nuc. Realizing they are queenless, those bees will very likely accept the new queen. Regards, Dick Allen :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::