Seems I am always asking for help with these two hives - but, a bear demolished them while I was on vacation. They were situated in the backyard of a friend's house on a hillside, 35 miles east of Seattle. Anyway - what was two hives is now combined into one, they were pretty huddled together so I am assuming that there is a queen in there somewhere. Concern #1, Will they stay? I moved the bees only 80 feet, up the hill and inside a chain fence. This was just before dusk and there was no visible fanning action but there seemed to be a lot of bees performing 'play flights' as though they were trying to learn the new position. But, large clumps were just hanging off both sides of the *new* hive. Concern#2, There are now 4 western boxes filled with bees and 1 super of foundation on top of an excluder - how to prevent swarming? Concern #3, I got a lot of stings tonight, two on my neck (before I noticed how seriously 'upset' they were) and about 20 on my ankles. I had a brief, 2 minutes?, episode of sweating & palpitations about 30 minutes afterward which I attributed to the stings. Nothing else, but that was the most stings I ever got in one day. Is this something for a guy Bush's age (!) to worry about? BTW- The all plastic Pierco frames I use for brood came through this fairly unscathed, the wooden frames with Pierco inserts were ruined by being chewed-up. Lesson? Stick to city beekeeping, I guess. 8^) TFL :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::