I had a situation the other week where I wasn't sure whether a hive was queenless or not (it was), but it definitely needed combining as there was no brood. In a situation like this, is it better to keep looking till you're sure, or combine as I did with a super and a couple of excluders between the two broodboxes? Once the bees had mostly gone downstairs, it was immediately obvious that there was no queen. Regards, Robert Brenchley [log in to unmask]