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hi is the nuc still for sale live in Essex cheers

i am not advertising, i am looking to buy, why don't you read the rules!!!!

wanted nuc on a national frames in the Essex, Hertfordshire of London area thanks

my bees seen to like hanging on the outside of the hive overnight, even though there is plenty of room inside. planning to move the hive next week , any suggestions on how to get the bees back inside the hive would be welcome, and would if be ok to block the entrance of the hive overnight and...

my hives are within 5km of wpf and just received email from national bee unit that efb has been found in the area again. not a happy man

am using national double brood boxes for the first time, and her Ladyship is beginning to slow down on laying and i intend to overwinter on just one brood box, what is the best was to reduce the two boxes into one, will they do it naturally or do i need to do it. thanks

went out early to check on my hive, there was thousands of bees on the outside of the hive, looks like they were there all night, is this normal due to the recent hot weather, or do i need to add more space, at present in a national with 1 super, on last inspection there was room in the brood...

got my nuc at the begining of April, and the colony growing well, just a few questions, bees are building brace comb along the bottom of theframes and the queen is laying drone eggs in it , is it ok to remove this brace comb? what is every thoughts on either using double brood or brood and a...

thanks just needed a bit of reassurance

got my first nuc of bees yestaday and transfered them into my hive with no problems. today they just seem to be flying around the hive. is this normal behaviour, are they just ajusting to their new surroundings.

based in epping, nuc wanted on national frames thanks

what are the advantages/ disadvantages of top bee space over bottom bee space

have you any nucs left for sale, and the price please. thanks