Recent content by harle66

Thank you Russell, just ordered my sugar, great price!!

Best laugh I've had in ages, it has made my day. That is what you call recycling!!!

Thank you all for your replies. You are right, I will have to think about keeping this queen as they do seem swarmy. Think I will give them the benefit of the doubt for the time being, then decide what to do.

I am in Essex and I haven't found any queen cells.

I fed the swarm when it first arrived but haven't given any syrup for the last week. On checking, there does not seem to be any stores and under the hive on the stone slab, there are a lot of wax cappings. Do you think this is the reason for them going?

Can anyone help please. I collected a swarm 3 weeks ago, put into a new hive, they have drawn frames out and laid a lot of eggs, now covering nearly 8 frames. The queen was already marked with a red marker. Came home yesterday with a swarm in the hedge which I collected and put into a hive and...