Recent content by Wilco

I'm not convinced.... Sounds like a short enough distance that they will relocate it. You'll still need to inspect so might as well switch frames out or just split the nuc and buy in a queen when it's full. Then sell off or donate the extra nuc if you don't want it.

Another 50 SN4s using cut comb foundation.

Secondly shallow on one hive, first onto two, others left as they were. First misplacing of hive tool this season occurred. Hopefully it'll appear next week.

I'm sure there was a single study many decades ago on this though, that's the reference I'm after. It was done relatively scientifically.

Can anyone remember the name of the person/study where they worked out how much beeswax a colony can produce in a year?

If you're doing that, why not just wait until there's a frame of mostly pollen then freeze it for next year?

Had a few of those at the end of last winter. Not seen any this year. For anyone guessing, look closely at the image. No need to Google, you can work it out from what you can see (and not see) there.

I have a completely untested theory which could be a load of rubbish. I had a mini mating nuc with what seemed to be slightly smaller bees in it that got me wondering. We know that queens reared from slightly older larvae are often poorer quality due to feeding not being optimum- I've had some...

Extract them then use them on your hives?

Set up an apiary for a client (hotel). Then checked the last two nucs at my parents'. One was either LW or DLQ I'd given a frame of BIAS to a week ago. Sealed supercedure cell present now so will leave them alone as hopefully there are enough drones about now. Shame about the weather this coming...

Earlier than I'd expected.

I'd also lean towards rodents as the cause.

Try and have it so the frames are held as close as possible to the outside edge of the extractor to increase the centrifugal force they're exposed to. Are the cages deep/big enough to put two shallow frames into each?

If you can disassemble the deeps you're writing off, couldn't you trim down the side and end boards to turn them into shallows?