Recent content by Paulataverner

Hi everyone. Just an update. It ends up my swarm has/had chronic bee paralysis the type with dislocated wings. The one with k wings. I now have very few bees and no queen. So will have to start again once I have sterilised my hive tools and suit. So sad. Thanks for all the replies. No doubt I...

Thank you every one for replies and advise. I will keep monitoring over the next few days and hopefully things will improve

I gave them 1:1 sugar water as suggested by another beekeeper.

Hi I'm a new beekeeper (2weeks) so please be gentle. I had a swarm in my garden and have been looking into and learning about keeping bees for a while. A friend who has 3 hives and a few years of experience came over with a spare brood box and we transferred them from my hedge to the brood box...

Hi I'm a new beekeeper (2weeks) so please be gentle. The first week my colony was very busy and I enjoyed watching my bees come and go into the hive loaded with pollen. Last week the weather took a turn for the worse and was very cold in essex. They have sugar syrup to keep them nourished as...