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Oh yeah doh lol

Thanks enrico so if just keeping brood box ie no super I can leave excluder on thanks for all the help to you all

Thanks jenkinsbyrnmair I'll do it today

Hi all I've been reading up quite a lot and have read about putting a super under brood box and removing queen excluder does this sound right? My two national broods are full to the brim so do I need to feed now or wait as there still very busy bringing in loads of pollen etc also I have...

From two national hives supplied in nucs I've managed 27lb from 16 frames so happy in first year

Brilliant thanks jenkinsbyrnmair for all your help this year

Brilliant thank you all

Hi everyone this is my first year of bee keeping and I have just extracted my first honey I have filtered from extractor through a double filter from Simon the bee keeper into a container with a honey valve and have noticed a lot of muck on top of the honey question is do I need to filter again...

Cheers for the tip

Brill thanks so nuc into brood box move to where existing hive is take roof and board off cover top super with paper and put brood box on top replace board roof etc thanks for your help much appreciated

Hi all I've got a queenless nuc I want to unite with a weak colony I'm guessing close up nuc move to hive early morning open nuc and let bees out then transfer nuc frames into another brood box and place on top of other brood over paper question is I have two supers on hive that there capping...

I hope so beeno

Brilliant thanks again for all your help jenkinsbyrnmair

Hi everybody I have just done an inspection and found a lot of unsealed brood couldn't see the queen this time silly question but I take it she must have mated to have white grubs in there sorry if sounds silly also will they catch up as only half the amount of bees in there now thanks in advance

Thanks Fatbee I'll give her another 7 days fingers cross she will be laying