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Thanks for the advice. I have tried but don't have the experience required. If I can find someone who is able to sort then I am happy to let them go.

I have a colony of aggressive bees which I would like to re home. I am not experienced enough to sort them as I am not very good at finding the queen so I am offering the colony to somebody who would be willing to take them away and sort them. I am based just outside Maidenhead, Berkshire. I...

Thank you all for the replies. What about the following plan. I think I will split the brood box to remove the flying bees, find the queen and put her in a cage then do I reunite the hive. Then order the new queen and replace when she is delivered.

Hi. I have an aggressive colony I would like to requeen. The problem I have is that I am not great at finding queens. I don't want to order a new queen and when delivered have to try and find the old queen. Would it be ok if I searched for the old queen first. If I find her, I can then remove...