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    first demaree

    Hello, I have attempted for the first time, Demaree preemptive swarm prevention on three colonies. All three on double brood (varying from 10-15 frames of bias), reasonable stores and pollen, a current nectar flow, no queen cells started. I have read posts on this forum, following advice on...
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    The Royal wings

    I thought they slimmed before they flew
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    The Royal wings

    I blew up the picture a bit, I think the fact she has a large abdomen makes them look small
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    Top bar hive –-introducing eggs

    To add to the above suggestions, Ive put nicot cups on a flat top bar and grafted lavae to add to a suspect Q- swarm in a top bar hive. I have also bent some mesh into a C shape leaving prongs, pinned mesh to topbar and then secured a section of (older)brood comb onto the wire by laying comb on...
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    merging and nuc question

    hello, I have 2 hives both with 2 supers on. They are side by side on the same stand, one is q+ and the other after suspecting q- I put a frame of eggs into 5 days ago. Today before the rain came, I saw q cells started, affirming q- hive so I merged the q- to the q+ using newspaper, supers are...
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    drone laying queen/comb saving

    Thanks for the advice, I have removed the queen and united the colony. I will uncap/scratch the larger cells down and give them to a strong colony to clean out
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    drone laying queen/comb saving

    I am pretty sure i have a drone laying queen in a hived swarm. She has just started laying so I dont have the usual failing pattern. Cells are being extended and rounded beyond worker height and a few hundred have the drone domes. she has laid up 3 frames and all three have these domed cells...
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    hello from mid cormwall

    Aha, Topical welcome responses....mmm let me see...luckily I was allowed over the Devon/ CorMwall (just spotted my spelling mistake!) border, sorry... Tamar, after growing up in Torbaydos until about 10 years ago, twas the surf and the space, man (alternate universe) that pulled me this way...
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    hello from mid cormwall

    Hi there, I have been lurking around reading and learning for a while now and thought I should introduce myself: I started 3 years ago with a local swarm (that occupied one of my hives) and a nucleus of darker bees from a breeder in east cornwall. I have a few different brands of poly...
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