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I have put in a 2nd test frame of eggs and young larvae, which I will check tomorrow.

Everything I have heard/read & understand about LW hives is that due to pheromones from the LWs the colony "thinks" it is queenright and...

Give to the hive frame on young larvae. Bees start ro rear queen cells and laying workers will be vanished. That shaking magic is from...

Thank you, it’s nice to get some constructive friendly advice from you and most of the other forum members who have contributed and...

You can almost feel their expectation can't you.

One colony had a queen cell very close to emerging. Sadly I had to get home as I wanted to stay & watch. I did observe that the hive was...

You’re right but we just couldn’t stomach it, as when the lid was lifted the smell was just like when we are mucking out our free range...

You should always try that sort of thing when on holiday as you will probably never get the chance again. 😀 Duck tongues and chickens...

Long time since I’ve be asked that!

they don't hang around long anyway, shook one out off a two hive stand last month, by the time I'd packed up the truck and did the usual...

It’s a double brood which is well populated

No, but many do unfortunately, as others have said, people wanting to make a name for themselves just copy and paste from previous...

Like "testiculating" = waving arms around whilst talking bollocks... K ;)

🤣🤣Sorry, bought out my inner child 🤣

Many of the published beekeeping books seem to be collections of regurgitated ideas from other beekeeping books. If you're lucky they...