Recent content by Bilsdean

Yes, there is a laying queen. There are a lot of eggs in the new frames put on just around a week ago. We will move the hive to a more shaded place by the water to see if this helps as they are in full sun at the moment. This will also take them further from the house. They were moved up...

Aggressive bees Hi Just new to this site (and to beekeeping). Our colony was reared from a nuc last August. They were fine for ages - we could stand within a couple of feet of the hive and watch them coming and going. For the last week to ten days they have been acting out of the ordinary...