It's surprising because there is no evidence of two honey bee colonies ever coöperating, that I know of.
Ahh,,, I see your thought...
I look at it differently, drifters loaded with cargo are readily accepted, and I would suspect that dances and following are fairly normal cross talk between hives.
Charles
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