Recent content by strawberryzoe

Thanks, I have since seen this advice too and it does make sense. It seems my optimism was short lived as the swarm has left! I guess the queen left while I was attempting to return the swarm to the nuc and the remaining few are just enjoying the food! Oh well, you live and learn...

Thanks all for your advice. I went to switch in a brood frame and when I got there they were in! I'm not sure what help change their minds but probably the food. They've taken most of it now so I'm thinking that I keep feeding them until they've drawn out the frames they have. Fingers crossed...

Hello, I'm looking for some advice about a swarm I picked up on Monday. It's the first swarm I have collected and I currently have one other hive. Having collected it I put them in a poly nuc with five undrawn frames and within half an hour they absconded. They were in a nearby hedge so I...

Thanks, should I try and remove them? Or take out the affected frame? I set the hive up in july 2018 and the bees seem to be doing well generally. A lot of advice suggests ways of treating stored supers so struggling a bit in knowing what to do. Many thanks Zoe

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Hello all! Can anyone help me identify what may be wrong with one of my brood frames? I have spotted some damage to some capped brood cells which appear in a straight line. Hopefully I have attached a couple of pictures. The last cell in the line was emerging when I took the photo. Is this...

Thanks both for you replies. I am new to beekeeping but have done a course. More importantly I have a local "mentor" who has agreed to help me and hopefully impart some of his many years of experience! I will be setting up on a national too. Bracknell may be a little too far unfortunately but...

Hello, I'm looking to buy a nuc to set up my new hive in Somerset, near Glastonbury. Please contact me if you are can help. Many thanks Zoe