> There seems to be no easier way of uniting 2 nucs or colonies than the
> "old newspaper trick".

A "trick" instead of newspaper that is definitely "easier" is to use a short
(1-2 seconds) blast of air freshener.  We used this for reuniting 2 queen
units.

o  Fast to use.
o  Bees are together faster.
o  No paper to blow away (we are in windy climate and reunite our 2 queen
units at a windy time of year).
o  No paper to wick water into and hold it in the gaps between the supers
which ends up rotting their edges.

Perhaps not as easily described as newspaper i.e. newspaper can be defined as
number of sheets, where to put them etc.   Air freshener is subject to the
variabilites of different brands, how long a blast, where to point it etc.

Regards,
Peter Bray
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