The process was pretty straight forward. First, we sprayed the bees down with sugar water. This causes them to huddle together to stay warm. They form a clump of bees and stop flying when you spray them. Next, you remove the queen from the box of bees. They travel in a box with the queen who is in her own box. The bees are now obsessed with her smell after traveling with her all day.
She is laid in the bottom of the hive before the bees are dumped into the hive on top of her.
As the bees come into contact with her, they eat the sugar around her box to free her. Then, they get to work!
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