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    Which type of Nuc to over winter

    Hi , Have 4 hives out at a wood but as a safe guarding measure against a total wipe out over winter i want to keep some bees on our kitch roof so i can keep a more closer eye on them through winter . With this in mind i am thinking of a poly nuc simply because of the insulation . But...
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    honey price update

    To put it quite frankly you are not local to us at all your loughboro nowhere near Mansfield where we are and i can tell you at £6 for 1lb jar is right for the area plenty of people selling at £5 and £4 even . Its a poor mining area trust me if we could i would grow some balls as you put it and...
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    honey price update

    £6 for a 1lb Jar here in Notts
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    Sold 5 frame Nuc notts: SOLD

    5 frame nuc Bias Needs rehoming in new hive asap £150 for bees and frames £180 for everything if your keeping nuc Can deliver if not to far for petrol .
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    Supers Empty

    Had 3 quite busy hives and they still are but the supers are empty so obviously there is a lack of flow at the moment . We have hives in woodland out in the countryside not many gardens near . So i was thinking of maybe feeding to get them by until the flow comes back on although they were...
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    Moving large hive

    Im a novice really . But yeah why not use a clearer board ( rhombus type ) day before move and cram them all in the lower part , then take of supers and hey presto . Virtually as above has explained .
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    Testy Bees parting Double Brood

    Thanks guys and gals for your answers . Think at the moment i dont like the idea of keeping the queen just in bottom box , i dont want to have to micro manage as much as that with each frame and something just doesnt sit right with me restricting the queen to just that box ( with swarming in...
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    Testy Bees parting Double Brood

    Wow so many interesting replies !! . Right where do i start .Your quite right it was drone brood at the bottom of the frames and it was this causing the problem . I have 2 hives that are DEEP BROOD and a SUPER and another 2 Hives that are NORMAL BROOD and a SUPER . This was caused by...
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    Testy Bees parting Double Brood

    Hi , Have 2 hives in woodland that are quite testy not horrible but bordering on it . Does anyone have trouble splitting a double brood . The bees quite often weld the frames together that are in the bottom to the top ones . So as you take the top one off first to inspect the bottom one...
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    Late Swarm to feed or not to feed

    No need to build all the frames are already drawn and i can add a further super with drawn frames so it would be a brood and a half if needed . But at moment 50% of brood box is there to go at . I have taken decision to feed just a kilo of syrup give them a boost and have alook on a nice hot day...
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    Late Swarm to feed or not to feed

    Hi I would say maybe 1 frame hard to tell as it was a bit scattered poss 1/2 frame to 1 frame and 3 1/2 frames of bees max . Deffo no brood yet in all stages , just single eggs .They have certainly got at least 1/2 the brood box to go at on all drawn frames .
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    Late Swarm to feed or not to feed

    Hi , We had a small swarm move in on our baited brood box all the frames are drawn and healthy in this box .They covered 3 frames and they moved in around 14 days ago .I have just had a peek although not the best day i couldnt resist . Still on 3 frames poss 3 1/2 gone through all the...
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    Epipen

    Had a hive a few years but then took a break for a few years we have now recently aquired a small woodland ( only an acre ) . But one thing worries me , i'm not allergic at all .But if im miles away and in private woodland what if i get stung and have a bad reaction .Does anyone carry an epipen...
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