Suzy, Another quick way is to take a bottle type sprayer that has never been used with chemicals or pesticides and fill it about half-way with 50/50 water and sugar syrup and a couple drops flavored extract; peppermint, almond, vanilla all work fine. Then spray the bees and frames of each hive or nuc to be combined as the case may be with the bottle sprayer using a very fine light mist onto most frames of bees being careful not to spray onto frames with uncapped brood. Also, be careful not to saturate the bees as too much of a syrup can also do harm. Just be sure that this is done on a fairly warm day in cooler weather so as not to chill the brood. Since the scent of the extract masks each hive's scent, and all the bees of both colonies are busy licking and cleaning the syrup off each other everyone becomes friends rather quickly; nobody likes to fight on a full stomach. Chuck Norton Reidsville, NC :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/BEE-L for rules, FAQ and other info --- ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::