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As it was previously said... I only had one nucleus colony when started in Maisemore nuc box. Got it in July 2019 from my association. I bought an additional Maisemore nuc brood box and a super nuc box as well. So my plan was simple. To build up a colony to a level where the wee super of 6...

This is the funny thing, that the vents became too big as well! They look like those old panel speakers in a factory canteen. Ridiculous. Anyone can pull it out who wanders around the hive or you can nicely break it off.

Please keep me updated, I am very much interested in your progress

Hi all, Please be aware that the 12 frames new Abelo`s plugs have been redesigned. I got two hives yesterday and I thought the plugs are faulty to look like this, but Abelo kindly answered: "The plugs on the new 12 frame hive have been redesigned to protrude from the hive after feedback from...

Keep us updated how you progress with the idea, it can be great. The problem is the timing of course, loads of folks have issues with early queen losses when no queens available in the UK yet. I read threads about colonies coming out of winter with changed behaviour/peppercorn brood which again...

OMG, that story is really like in a horror movie. I have three queens: one AMM from Colonsay, one Carniolan from a breeder and one Buckfast looking which is marked, but actually was caught with a swarm. Although all of the quiet ones, the Buckfast colony is the only one that follows when I...

Hi everyone, I am a fairly new beekeeper, started the actual hobby 1 and a half years ago, currently managing 2 full-size and one nucleus colony, as it seems (for now at least), all overwintered. Although there were elderly family members in Hungary who had bees for decades, I pretended to...