> > One book I read explained that not all stores are consumed, but once the > original colony is exhausted you can bring in a non-swarmy colony , open up > the escape and let that colony rob out the remaining stores. > Hi, Remember the risk here of picking up diseases! Regards, -- Gordon Scott [log in to unmask] 100332,3310 on CompuServe Newsletter [log in to unmask] ditto Beekeeper, Kendo Sandan, sometime sailor. Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5HP, UK