Combine with a queenright hive

Combining a queenless hive with a queenright hive is a method to resolve queenlessness by merging the two colonies. The queenright colony, having a functional queen, will typically dominate and the queenless colony will integrate into the queenright one. This method effectively eliminates queenlessness and boosts the population of the queenright colony. Combining is a DIY approach and is relatively simple. The 'newspaper combine' method is commonly used, where a sheet of newspaper is placed between the two hive bodies to allow gradual mixing of the colonies. A hive tool is used for hive manipulation during the combining process. Newspaper is the primary material needed for this method.