It was clear skies and 65º at the bee yard.
I decided to "swap boxes" of the Alpha and Beta Hives.
Both hives have two brood boxes. So for each hive, the top brood box was interchanged with the bottom brood box.
Alpha Hive
Top box was heavy, maybe around 40 lbs. Moved it to the bottom location. The bottom box was very light, but there were bees in there. There was very little comb connecting top and bottom frames so clean up was quick.
Beta Hive
Top box was also very heavy. Swapped with the bottom box. This hive had built a lot of comb between the frames of the top and bottom hives. Most of the cells were drone cells. Clean up was very messy.
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