Recent content by freethorpe bees

Hi Abi-e Addenbrookes most certainly have got an allergy clinic - I have been on the de-sensitising programme since July last year there! Mind you my doctors were worse than hopeless, I asked to be referred to Dr Grattan at Norfolk and Norwich and from there he referred me to Addenbrookes. If...

Thank you both, for your replies. Both swarms were so small I thought they would have a better chance as one colony. I will feed tomorrow.

Picked up a primary swarm which I suspected may have had two queens as eagle eyed OH spotted a very small queen (virgin?). Put them into a bb. A lot of the bees have now disappeared but the remaining ones are drawing comb. I think I may be left with a caste swarm. I have another caste swarm in...

ours swarmed last Thursday - I knew something was afoot as kept getting bees in the kitchen (scouts). The hives are over the other side of the field a good quarter mile. Huge swarm on a fence post which was quite awkward to get into a box. Got a good 90% of them in a brood box but checked...

Same here - our two hives both have 9 frames of brood.

Perhaps I should have put IF the bees are filling both boxes. Pardon me. This is why I don't come on here very often - frankly.

thanks E - there does seem to be alot of bees in the hive so am thinking I will leave them on brood and a half. Would you swap the super to go on top of the brood box at some point? it's on the bottom at the moment.

Hi All Going back to the original post, I have one colony on brood and a half with the super underneath. If I want to reduce to single brood box and the bees are filling both boxes at present what is the best course of action? Thanks - FB

They've found a new home - subject to delivery of course :owned:

Hi Redwood They are yellow plastic ones - no maintenance required! I can't even remember where I got them from, but they've never been used. FB

Admin - please move this to another section if need beeeeee I have two 500 x 500 mm queen excluders - never used - going free to a good home if anyone would like them (those in Norfolk of course). FB

I have just completed week four of my desensitization course - and have to say this week the reaction has been minimal. So if you get a chance to do it - go for it ! It's a big commitment for the first twelve weeks but well worth it.

Started mine on Tuesday - two injections, one in each arm half an hour apart. A tiny dose 0.02 ml - no adverse reaction, just itched like mad for a day or so! Same dose to look forward to next Tuesday. Again - thanks to DPearce for the inspiration. :thanks:

Hi - you could try hiving it now if you are sure the queen is in there. Or put in a nuc box if it is a cast swarm.

Did an AS last week and checked the 'swarmed' hive today with last year's queen. They are going great guns - packed with bees so put a third super on. First super almost ready for extracting - yippee! Fingers crossed the virgin queen will be ok so I can take two hives through the winter. FB