Bait Hive
Returning back to bee keeping after years away , I have cleaned up and replaced all the wax in the brood frames.
Put on a feeder inside and drizzled some lemon grass around the hive.
Any other suggestions how I can attract a swarm or interest.
I have been working away from home for over 4 x years and intend to start bee keeping again.
I feel a little rusty so would appreciate any advice.
All my hives were closed down before I left the country and kept inside.
Should I destroy all the frames (even though they look ok) and start afresh...
After having lost one of my hives over the winter and the remaing hive not building (2013 queen but not laying) :thanks:I have managed to attract a swarm.
The swarm is located in a nuc on the side of the house approx 50 yards from my hive.
Q. how long before i can unite with my present hive
I...
I had better just add that -
yes they were treated with apiguard for 4 weeks
Yes they were treated with oxylic in December.(very low drop on both hives)
In my defence -
The dummy board referred to reducing the empty space and insulating better.
The hive was a full national
The hive was a result of a June artificial swarm that never really built up past 5 frames
Terry
Thanks luminos. I was oviously lucky last year, should have taken more notice after they stopped taking in feed.
hopefully learn from the experience. Feel gutted at the moment
I feared the worst a week ago when I checked both my hives. The one had very few bees and were not taking any feed. I checked again yesterday and they were dead. I feel it was my fault to some extent not reducing the hive with a dummy board but they so much by the way of stores (5 frames) I felt...
Made enough frame to last until next year. Thought I would try and make some perspex crown boards for inspections through the summer. Only cost about £3 to make.
Just returned from a 10 day break in Turkey. Up until now my bees have been really well mannured and I could never understand some of the horror stories about being persued and stung.
Not until yesterday. Normal practice , no smoke and minimum PPE. I think they have turned feral on me over the...
Asked at the local Asda , the (jobs worth) manager told me it was company policy not to give away any food stuff due to potential litigation. I told him my bees were not that type but fell on deaf ears.