Atilla T. Hun wrote: > western. Was giving them that honey a mistake or OK? The books indicate a > hived swarm should be fed but I think they're assuming an earlier > swarm(we're in the midst of a heavy Himalayan Blackberry honeyflow). Yes, feed that new small swarm, even during a heavy honey flow. Small swarms will not be able to send many foragers to the field and need that feed handy. I once made a split and stopped feeding it to soon, figuring since the flow was on they would be ok. Wrong! They died.