Recent content by rook66

The ivy is in full bloom, but it needs moist humid conditions to yield, anything that will stimulate brood raising at this time must be good

My take on the problem is__ The moths do their thing during May, June and July so if the supers are on the hives during this time I rarely have a problem, store wet with a sheet of newspaper between each box, where they get daylight if possible

You are doing fine, try and resist the urge to look inside, leave them be for a few days until you see pollen going in,

Obviously never field trialled in China! The lengths beekeepers will go to, just to save a penny never ceases to amaze!

It happens, the bees move eggs around, probably supercedure under way.

Fear could be a factor, there's a lot of reading on the net. https://www.greenmatters.com/p/can-bees-really-smell-fear

And so say all of us,I miss his subtle wit and polite charm !!!

From experience! Bees on the outside of a chimney means they have been inside and have been driven out by smoke from below, I could be wrong??

BTW, During this swarming frenzy, I have noticed that the least attractive bait is a well propolis eight frame poly box

That looks like normal behaviour, bums pointing upwards would indicate aggression

I had another big one yesterday, which makes five in ten days, which equals the last thirty years! What's different this year? I am using old rotting solid floors, the brood boxes have a 25mm hole àbove the entrance, this seems to get all the attention of the scouts. There is a 100mm slatted...

I am thinking the same? I give a cast empty frames or just top bars and after a couple of days gradually introduce combs or foundation

I consider bees that supercede regularly are trying to get rid of a problem

Very neat and tidy, enjoy the weekend

The op has a serious problem and is asking for help. Admin please keep things on track.