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    Black Bees in Cavity

    Went to Donegal for the long weekend and was greeted at the hostel with a mass of honey bees squeezing through a hole beside a flue into the cavity of the building. There were in the upper part of the flue see below (if it works). Their behaviour shouted honey bee, although i thought when i...
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    Busy First Week

    I will clip my queens, problem is i only took ownership a week ago and previous beek did clip her. Yes as i said i must have missed a queen cup on the moving night as it 6 days later it wasn't capped and 7 days later it was. I would have AS on the 6th day but didn't have the necessary equipment.
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    Busy First Week

    Looks like she beat me to it. Went back last night to artificial swarm two cells capped and at a guess 1/4 bees missing. Must have missed a cell on the night we moved the frames as it was only 7 days. Lesson learned always have a AS gear with you during the summer silly season!!
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    Busy First Week

    Thanks PH Thats what i was thinking of doing just confirming it would do no harm. Good stuff
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    Busy First Week

    Thanks Jenkins Planning on the AS anyway was just thinking i could perhaps encourage them further. Would there be any harm in moving a few frames up and down?
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    Busy First Week

    Just started this malarky and already im in need of some advice. Last wed i moved my newly purchased bees into my brood box etc, they had already been given a super and were working at it which im keeping. i didn't spend long looking at the frames as we moved them as there was lots to do and by...
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    It's a long shot......

    We were in Greece Island hopping last year, Naxos is full of Beeks, although i wasn't really interested in it all then. its only a short ferry ride from paxos and a far nicer island. Mark
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