Recent content by lancee

I think you all have too much time on your hands.

To avoid chilling brood etc what is the possibility of putting your spare hive in the building, attempting the transfer and then sealing up the hive prior to removal?

"Eeek. And there's me having newbie problems lighting my smoker. Did not realise the advanced level was 'light everything else'." Classic reply ! Lit up my day, thank you.

Queens fighting ?

Has beens ? (or had beens?)

White spirit, removes road tar from car paintwork, can't see that it wouldn't work, and it won't damage the paint.

Some new evidence for you detectives, Test frame inserted with eggs and very young larvae on Thursday (4 days ago), pictures of the test frame shown taken today (Monday). Capped brood, apparently (to me) normal, and no Queen cell/s. No sign now after a thorough search of any eggs in the brood...

Test frame inserted yesterday, watch this space!

Thanks, sounds like a useful option (merging colonies), having done some (quite a lot now!) reading I had fleetingly considered it as a possible option, your reply has reminded me and reassured me of the possibility. I would still like to attempt to rescue the original colony, perhaps if my...

Thanks to everyone, please keep your opinions coming, some really helpful information has been given already which, although much of it not being what I wanted to hear, I genuinely appreciate. I would rather have the hard truth than delude myself. The reason I started to keep bees is because we...

Probably getting too late in the season now, but would the introduction of a test frame with young fertilised eggs/larvae trigger the production of Queen cells in the hope of producing a new Queen?

That's okay, all replies, even depressing ones, gratefully received. Even unwelcome advice is useful advice !

Doom merchant !!!

Greetings to all. I would firstly like to say what a great forum, some terrific info' on here, I wish I had found it sooner. I am a new forum member and and third year keeper and this is my first posting. I would graciously like to ask esteemed members opinions regarding the (hopefully) attached...

And what was the original question ?