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Perry Overton
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I have a couple of splits that didn't successfully requeen.  When doing a newspaper combine, does it matter which hive goes on top?  The one with the queen or the one without?   Asking because the one without the queen is in a better location.
 
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My understanding is that the queen box goes on the bottom, because that's where the brood will be. But I don't think the bees care. You'll likely have to rearrange the frames later anyway, so... Experiment and let us know?
 
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I thought the queen box went on the bottom as well.  Do you think it would matter if I moved the queen box to the new location and then place the queen-less box on top?
 
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