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I've discovered the same thing after being away for a couple of weeks, my brood box has no brood but is full of honey. The bees seem to be building under the hive. Do I need to put in a couple of empty brood frames to encourage the bees to stay inside? I'm hoping the queen is under the OMF...

I'm glad I found this post, I've got a part filled super I want the bees to empty.

I was checking my hives today when a hornet came hovering round. I must admit I was taken back by the size of the thing, it was easily an inch or more in length. I took a swipe at it with my hive tool and it cleared off, but I'm sure it will be back again. I thought only the queens got to that...

Thanks for that, I'll put something across it next tive I check the girls.

I've noticed at the back of my open mesh floor there is a slight gap where it meets the brood box. It has a slight bow where there is a knot in the wood. Some of the bees are using it as a second entrance, though looking at it I would have thought it was too small for them to get through. Should...

I like that idea, I've got some old frames to melt down I'll give it a try.

I managed to get the girls into their new home before the rain started. I'll let you know how they get on. Thanks again.

All I have is the 2nd's, their just as solid as the standard ones, you just might get the odd knot or two.

I'm glad I read this thread. A friend of mine has bees going under their tiles on their roof and asked me if I wanted them. I had a look and I thought the bees looked a little small. I was gong to set up a bate hive but I wont bother now.

I was told the same thing, just after I'd been told by a friend I could keep my hives on his farm. There were horses next to where I put my hives but it didn't seem to make any difference to the bees.

I've used nematodes and they worked for me. You could also set up slug collection places. I put cardboard on the ground not in cultivation and along some of the paths. The slugs seem to be draw under it, I just collect them up and chuck them to the chickens :)

I was wondering if the Nuc was still available

I've just lost my one and only hive to hornets and wasps. I closed down the entrance on Wednesday which gave the bees a chance to see off the wasps though they were still getting in. I also noticed a few hornets flying around. I prepared a new site for the hive on Thursday away from the farm...