Recent content by The Hornet

If only I'd read this excellent document before yesterday's inspection..........Let's hope it's not too late now.

Thanks for the tips and suggestions, this has been an interesting and useful exercise, even if the end product is a queenless colony. You live and learn! I think I'll leave it until tomorrow when hopefully they will have calmed down a bit. I do know a local beekeeper who has some spare...

Well it seemed alright at the time I bought it but maybe I need something heavier weight. I got it from a well known supplier on eBay, are the more expensive ones better? If so, in what way better?

I must admit I haven't seen the queen since she was installed but given I'm very new I guess that doesn't mean a lot in itself. However, with all the queen cells being created you could well be right and there I am, destroying what I need for a new queen. Maybe I'll leave them next time and see...

This is my first post and as I only started beekeeping about 2 months ago please be gentle with me! I have 2 hives, one from a nuc obtained from a respected local beekeeper which is now in full swing, 7-8 frames of brood, 2 stores and a super starting to fill up nicely. The second hive was...