I had a laying worker (Akk!!) and used the shake out method to combine two hives. I then took the frames (full of drone larva, multi egg cells, pollen and nectar) and froze them. I now want to use the frames in a swarm capture hive because they have drawn comb... what do I need to do? Can I let them thaw out a bit and put them in?
First off;
They need to thaw out completely, get up to outside temp !!
Then they need to be put into a active cell to be cleaned out by the bees.
When they are cleaned of all the dead eggs, larva, etc. they can be used in a trap.
Live & learn.
Bee-Bop
i agree with bee-bop on this one. ...schawee