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I gave this method a go - think I made a critical error in creating the stack too far away from the main apiary so I essentially ended up making a honey magnet from the aroma coming through the clearer boards - there were bees EVERYWHERE trying to get back into the boxes. Might try again next...

According to the programme it is the Queen who decides if there is danger and then decides to leave......

Looks like it :) Thanks

My sister lives in Cambridge and is normally pretty good at flower identification - however this one has her stumped. I've tried to identify it using internet based plant id websites but have not succeeded. Can anyone put us out of our misery please? :)

Checked on a hive that had an inch sq test portion of eggs on Friday - VQ should've emerged around 17/5 but no brood up to that point so thought she was queenless and before I united it with another queenright colony I wanted to make sure they were Q- So, of course, today I find frames of eggs...

Thanks for the replies - will investigate BT as we are with them and we also do pay the line rental upfront but I'd never cottoned on to the Caller ID aspect. Our phones aren't BT so maybe that needs addressing as well

We use a normal telephone answering machine for our business - I get a text message from it if we are out when someone calls and leaves a message, then I can call in and hear the message. However we get situations where someone leaves a message wanting us to get back to them about a quote for a...

This year I've made up 3 apidea - 2 first time round and 1 yesterday. I kept the first 2 in the cool for 2 days, then added the QCs, 1 more day n the cool then put the apidea out in the main apiary. I had noticed that the apidea seemed to be constantly 'roaring' when in the cool which was...

Had to feed 2 of my smaller colonies - practically no stores at all. Other colonies in the same apiary have stacks of stores

Yes I was aware I was deviating from the plan - I had originally planned the 1st manip so that I could do the rematriation (!) of the queen on day 10/11, but the weather and work thwarted my plans so I ended up having to do the 2nd stage on Day 8 Lesson learned :)

Nice looking queen :) She's quite orange in comparison to the queens in my colonies

Unfortunately my WS did as I feared after I repatriated HMQ on day 8 - they swarmed the next day :( I knew I was taking a risk, but if I am messed up re timings on another occasion I think I'll just leave the Q with the brood half and let the 'swarm' part cobble along and then deal with the...

I've done one so far this year - but am not very hopeful as I had to cobble the timetable slightly due to circumstances: Originally was due to do the initial move on Monday 15th but the weather had other ideas and I could only do the move on Weds 17th. Because of a commitment to travel pm Thurs...

Am sweating on getting into my 2 remaining non-swarm prep hives (as of 9 May) but weather has been so sh1te I haven't been able to open up. Fingers crossed for a window of opportunity tomorrow

Me too :)