In a message dated 8/8/99 7:27:45 AM EST, [log in to unmask] writes:

>
>  When we find a colony with queen cells that have larvae -- and they often
> are
>  sealed -- and the hive obviously has not swarmed, we just bust it in half
>  (making sure not to destroy the cells hanging off the top box by plunking
it
>  onto a floor with too little clearance).
>
When I make nuc boxes I make them deeper than the frames by an inch for this
reason.