no, they were in a ventilated bucket with a screened lid in my basement. it was raining last night & this morning so i was unable to hive them until the sun finally showed itself late this afternoon. i found & marked the queen, put them in a single brood box with i frame of old brood since i do not have any fresh brood to spare. i gave them 2 frames of honey & the rest is drawn out comb. i also put some lemon grass oil in the hive. i blocked the entrance to the screened bottom board & put a screened migratory cover on top with a spacer for the outer cover for ventilation. i'm keeping them on lock-down for 24-36 hours. last year i had 2 swarms that after being hived were gone the next morning. i'd still like to know how long i could have kept them in the bucket in my basement & what should have been done to care for them while they were there.