Don’t poop on the hive.. the bees won’t go in and it wont pop then ? sorry, I had to. ?
Serious note, I’d do what bandit does and slowly increase your stake. You know how much you’ve put in and you know what it tends to pay. If you think it’s going to be 2/300 x and that doesn’t cover what you spent chasing, then raise. You could considering raising after each 10 more bees. Afterall, as you know they can take a gazillion years to come. Good luck ๐