Recent content by Lichfield Bee Man

Hi all Think we solved it - upon assembly, my wife nailed in some superfluous looking strips that now 'block up' the recess upon which said frames would dangle and form a flat top, sealing the hive. Except they don't! So, I shall construct the new boxes most carefully myself, with a frame to...

Thanks all - I will post pics in the morning if it isn't tipping it down :-) along with dimensions The hive and boxes were new, delivered flat pack. Came from a major supplier that rhymes with Haynes. They were assembled by my wife so I shall dutifully dismiss that as a route of enquiry for...

Hi all I am a novice so feel free to roll your eyes... We bought a WBC hive (wife loves the look, for the garden, not to be moved) and a nucleus from a bee auction. We moved the bees into the hive (this was May), and have now a brood and a half, plus two supers. But it doesn't fit together...

The hive is a WBC actually - just changed that on the profile. We definitely left too much space between them, but I don't know about the gap underneath. The frames we had in the nuc were the same size as the ones we made up, and we just popped them in. The frames being used for the supers are...

Hi, we just had a good look inside. The brood frames are all full, and we scraped off some cells from the side of the frame - see attached picture. Lots of honey in the brood frames. The supers are being built out. We have the queen separator between the two. AS you can see they have built...

Thanks all, this is very reassuring!

Ah brilliant, thank you Veg. I am completely in awe of these wonderful insects, just want to do the right thing. Cheers.

Hi there We bought a nuc a month ago, and a National, popped them in, all good. We've waited for them to almost fill out the brood frames, and popped supers on a few days ago. They seem v happy, not aggressive etc. Back from pub tonight something made me go and look, and there is a whole...