Recent content by Rock_Chick

I split the hive for swarm control, as queen cells, the main hive had a lot of varroa on the tray, I’d like to treat now before I put a supper on, it was on double brood, but bothered about using strips while queen cells in

I’ve just done a split, and looking to treat for varroa, should I wait until queen cells have hatched or can I put in now. ? Also I have a nuc with, do I put two strips in or just one in a nuc ? some while ago, I’m sure I read you can freeze un used strips 🤔 anyone done this with Apivar ?

That sounds very time consuming, 🤔

What do you mean by water bath ? No treatment for varroa after this brood box went on

Due to bad weather and work, it’s the first time I’ve been though the bees this year, changed to new brood boxes floors etc. I have two hives that did not make it though winter. possibly varroa related. Question is both had two full brood boxes of honey to see them though winter, and some part...

I’ve got a few supers with undrawn foundation, ( never been on a hive ) what best way to store them over winter. And to keep them fresh for next year.

I thought I would give an update on this hive, now after 8 weeks of no queen the bees are getting less, on double bb. Again I’ve put in a frame of eggs and brood, again nothing. No laying workers. Bottom bb is wall to wall of pollen top bb full of honey, they not even filling the supers, so...

So saying there is a queen in this hive, whey would they not leave her space to lay, double brood 1 wall to wall with pollen and the other fulling up with honey, there’s plenty of room in the supers ( and what do I do with 11 frames of pollen )

there is definitely no queen. Just the fact of the noise they making, not leaving and room for her to lay, bottom brood 11 frames of pollen wall to wall, top brood box going same way, plenty of room in supers to store. So even if queen in there in room to lay!!

I’ve one colony double brood went queen less about 5 weeks ago, so queen cells nothing, she just vanished. I put a test frame in with eggs and young larvae, again nothing. I’ve been though this colony with a fine comb, there is definitely no queen present. Even the noise they make says no queen...

Do224 Himalayan balsam is a big source of nectar, the honey from it is so light. most of my honey comes from balsam at this time of year going into October before the frost kills it off.

I’ll try that thsnks

Ok thanks, I always struggle to find best time to do BB. I’m always learning

I’ve a hive that’s could do with extra room, it’s got 2 supers on, so thinking of adding a 2nd BB, do I need to take the supers off and feed then to draw the new frames?

Hmm, this is worrying me now, I have a nasty hive, who I took the queen out of last week, when I was learning beekeepering, tne local bee inspector showed us how to unite with the paper method. And if hive nasty remove queen check week later remove all q cells, then unite with a good queen. But...