You could just split the hive if the hive is strong enough and you want to establish another hive. Make sure there is only one queen cell in the hive usually there are several in superceding. Your bees may also be preparing to swarm. George Williams, hobbyist in FL ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ****************************************************** * Full guidelines for BEE-L posting are at: * * http://www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm * ******************************************************