Thanks Mike for the advice...yes, I did find four queen cells a few weeks ago and destroyed them. Supercedance(which it probably was) or swarming; difficult for a beginner to decide on! Not knowing the history of the hive the queen must have been getting past it. Thanks. Robin
Merci mille fois Steve....good advice and weather permitting I'll have a look tomorrow with a knowledgeable mentor for a second opinion and then make decisions. Thanks again.
Robin
Have two hives situated two metres apart. One is a new colony bought in June and doing very well; Active and with lots of healthy looking brood. Still needs to fill three of the nine frames.
The other hive was inherited early this year with little known history.It has been active but on recent...