In message <003f01c4209c$3f2b3600$b2e9d518@newdell>, Lloyd Spear <[log in to unmask]> writes >Colonies can >easily be combined without such a barrier...and with no fighting. I will often put a whole nucleus into a dequeened colony, and sometimes unite using sugar syrup spray (not always successfully), and I have introduced a new queen into a nucleus made from the colony with which it is later united, but cannot recollect hearing of any other method that works. I did try putting a new queen colony above a mesh divider for a few weeks, but they still fought when I united them having disposed of the old queen a couple of hours before. Please will you give more options Lloyd. -- James Kilty :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::