Recent content by beewade

United an a/s with a swarm caught in the garden a few weeks ago, hoping they can build up quick and get some honey in. After that I hived a swarm in a nuc into a new national brood box. One sting today, they're really not the calmest bees!

hello everyone, Just got home from uni (finished now so can focus more on bees) and my dad had caught two swarms and hived them both (separate hives). They are from hives that were AS'd late April so are cast swarms and quite small, covering 2/3 frames. Both queens are laying well with BIAS but...

Not too far, just outside Newport if you know it. I'm also quite new so my help may be limited. Enjoy!

hi and welcome! I'm from the North Shropshire/Staffordshire border :)

Really good day today! first of all went to collect a new hive full of bees from a friend early in the morning, started them off in the garden and removed the foam blocking the front after about an hour to make sure they'd settled down a bit. Then in the early afternoon I did a hive inspection...

Just been down the m5 to collect a new hive (bb only) full of bees off a friend. placed them in the garden a few metres away from my existing hive and removed all tape/foam sealing them up. They appear to be happily flying about exploring. Should I be on the look out for anything at this point...

thanks for the clarification, was a bit scared they were getting too cramped up. Do you recommend using a second deep brood box or just using a super without a QE between? cheers

hi all, I've just taken over my dads two hives as he hasn't the time to look after them and i've just finished university so have all the time in the world. got some useful info off the forum already and hopefully the bees will survive for a year with me in charge! Ben

Thanks for the reply. what should I do with the frame of stores once its been removed and replaced with foundation? Trying not to waste anything

Im just outside Newport so unfortunately not that close, thanks for the offer though

Thanks for the replies. There was a mix of sealed brood and uncapped with what i presumed to be eggs in. I shall check again at the weekend that there is definitely space for laying, if not I shall add new foundation where there is only food stores. In a national brood box is it best to have 10...

hi everyone, just taken over looking after my dads bees as he doesnt have the time to manage them properly. Only one hive was surviving from winter so I did my first inspection yesterday and thought id write up what I saw/did on here. Opened the hive up (National-one brood box, no supers) and...