I am a newbie beekeeper trying to convince a hive to stay where they are. This hive is one that I successfully overwintered from a package I bought last year. It is VERY strong and has been difficult for me to inspect. I did requeen three weeks ago with a purchased queen. The queen was accepted because I did see her walking on the frames. When I dispatched the old queen, there were swarm cells present, which I cut out. I also did a small split and removed 4 frames with brood in various stages and placed those in a separate hive that had died out. I reversed the 2 deeps in the strong hive too. I checked again a week later, and I still had brood in various stages in the strong hive. There were capped swarm cells present again! I cut these out and reversed the deeps again. I also put a shallow super on over an excluder. I checked the strong hive again yesterday... there were swarm cells again! These were cut out and the deeps reversed yet again. This hive has so many bees that it is difficult for me to check. It is hard to check the brood because bees cover the frames so thickly. I am about ready to just let this hive swarm. Is there anything else I should be doing? I don't really want to make any increase. These hives are in my backyard and I really don't desire anymore. The one hive is turning out to be quite a job all by itself! Any advice would be greatly appreciated. TIA Carol Brooke Evansville WI :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::