Thanks Ray, We plan on making the move this weekend so will post results if anyone is interested. Teri On Fri, 22 Apr 1994, Ray Lackey wrote: > Assuming you are working with double brood chamber: > 1) using a separate hive body go through the hive an pull > the frames fulles of sealed brood. be sure not to get the > queen. Brush or shake frames as necessary to be sure. > > 2) Repack remaining brood together with empty frames on sides. > > 3) Restack hive with a Queen excluder on top and then the box > mostly sealed brood. Leave for an hour or overnight. > > 4) Remove body with brood and bees (to sustain temp) and take > to your friend's (probably still one body.) Remove his > cover and inner cover. put down a layer of newspaper, cut > a few places between frames with knife or hive tool. Don't > open cuts. these are just to get the bees started. > > 5) Put your body on top and replace covers with a small opening > on top. > > You have just taken away a number of bees, most young, and a large > batch of bees ready to emerge. This will only slow your bees a little > but really jump-start his hive. The extra laying space will keep your > own hives happy until they are so busy with the honey flow that they will > forget swarming. You can also take the brood from a number of hives and > get the bees from even another by the same method but you must be more > agressive about removing bees from the frames. > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > + Raymond J. Lackey + > + Beekeeper 10 years with 25 colonies on Long Island, NY+ > + INTERNET: [log in to unmask] + > + Mail: 1260 Walnut Avenue, Bohemia NY 11617 + > + Home Phone: 516-567-1936 FAX: 516-262-8053 + > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >