combining colonies

[Kev]

Hi folks,

I recently combined two colonies to get 1 queen-right. When can I take out the newspaper between the two hive bodies?

Kev

[doak]

They will chew most of it out. Next time ( in a week or two), when you check them again may have to clean up some stray stuff.
doak

[JP]

Like Doak said, don't worry about the newspaper you can clean it up whenever, its not critical or even necessary.

[Moonshae]

Just trim away what is hanging out on the outside, if you didn't do that initially.

[imabkpr]

There is no need to use newspaper or anything else when joining a drone layer with a queenright colony. Just do it. Check them in 10 days, decide then whats the best thing to do---split,or leave them alone. Do whatever your area dictates.    Charlie

[Holycow]

For me they always get thru the newspaper within 48 hours. Not 100% of the paper being gone, but plenty of places where its obvious bees are moving back and forth.

[Kev]

Thanks all, I checked and they did chew through in large places. I'll pull the rest out later.

Kev