My hive died out over the winter and I got a package coming in a couple of weeks. Much of what I've found talks about starting a new hive with new frames and feeding them. I haven't tore the hive apart yet but I know from looking in the top I have several deep frames full of
honey. How
should I assemble a hive for the package of
bees? The hive as it sits is two 10 frame deeps. I also have some mediums, but didn't have on the hive stack last year due to being too busy with other commitments. I know I need to reduce the entrance way down at first, but should I start with just one box or two?
This weekend I'll take the hive apart and see what I've got.