Hi Peter,
thanks for your input which is similar idea to Busso. When you say you melted some “bur comb” do you mean a honeycomb? The ones you set in a wooden frame on which the bees build the comb? I have many prepared honeycombs for setting in frames so I could melt one of those. They are made from used honey combs, purified and melted. Certainly this would be less messy than spreading honey in the frames. Sorry you’re too far away to offer you a tinny! I laughed when you told your wife that you only planned on 4 hives and now ended up with 29!!! My wife is keeping a close eye on my expansion, I have two and another two arriving! 
You will find enough bur comb in the hive, but hive is wax that is not a part of honey comb that is built where you want it. Often on the tops of the frame and below the bottom bar. Wax between the brood frames. ‘Honey comb’ is comb in a hive made within a frame, ‘bur comb’ is is comb made where it shouldn’t be or just wax deposits.
Smearing honey on the frame will only attract the bees till they clean it up,
Hope that helps
Cheers
I have tried on a number visits to Germany to find a bad beer…to my delight and sore head sometimes, but I never found one bad, only all good. 
Down side is at my age, Bei kaltem Wetter läuft die Nase, bei kaltem Bier läuft die Blase. 
Yes bur comb with honey preferably is good. Some have even just spayed some watered down honey on the frames with success. My very first hive I did nothing and it took a full spring and summer for the bees to start in the flow frames, my next one I just rubbed some comb with honey in it over the frames very lightly and just dabs here and there and they were up there within days. Mind you I did have a strong 2 brood box hive for the flow super to go on.
Hi Peter,
OK I know the stuff you mean which in fact I have previously scrapped off and kept in a jar! So at least I have something in hand to melt!
Also I’ve learnt an English name for the stuff but not the German … next lesson!
Cheers
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It must be hard for you without English as your language trying to understand what we are explaining. Don’t be nervous about asking for something to be explained in a different way so that it is clear to you what we are saying.
Cheers 
No English is not a problem, it is my first language and German is my second, I do have italian and French but they are out of practice at the moment!
But thank you for considering that situation. We moved to Germany in '93 because of my career and stayed on since it was well paid, well supported and
culture is very important in Germany. We also now live in a very beautiful part of the country on the Mosel river and since my favourite sport is rowing, sculling in particular, this is a great spot.
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With so many beers …could be headache sport
@busso is referring tongue in cheek to the Australian meaning of ‘sculling’
Downing beers down a thirsty throat without stopping to take a breath!!
Not the water sport you indulge in.
The Uk has the same meaning and I’m sure an ex pat Pom like @Bumbleboo has done his fair share of sculling. 
…And rowing as well. 
Thanks for that I didn’t know there was another meaning to the word “sculling” but the Ozzies can always come up with some alternative name for something they can’t do except they are champions in the beer stakes!!! 
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Flow frames have been painted with wax (burr comb mixed with melted comb wax cause there wasn’t enough burr comb) both sides but we are experiencing rain every day that the bees can’t get out to forage so am just waiting for the better weather this coming week to see if there is any activity.
Collected a healthy swarm and put them in the smaller storage hive box with honeycomb to eat in this bad weather but I want to transfer them to a proper hive box. Is there any problem associated with relocating a hive to a new home? The swarm storage box holds only five frames and obviously too small.
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You won’t have a problem moving the frames into a full sized hive if you use the same position and best if the entrance is also towards the same direction. A day not raining and over 24C and it should all go well. Keep the frames you transfer in the same order and fill in with frames, preferably with foundation, on the outside of the brood. Don’t add the super till it is needed by the bees.
Cheers