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Will there be a way to see his lecture (example YouTube) I am in the United States but still interested in see what his lecture is like.

Actually now that there settled they aren't super aggressive. I am respectful of their space and they're respectful of me. I usually don't suit up and I am yet to be stung. So they are really quite tolerant of me being there watching them.

I am reevaluating my original idea, unless waiting for the first brood would be a problem. I hope that makes what I said make a bit more sense.

Is it possible to wait until first brood, or would they become orientated with the bait box by then? Because if they wouldn't get orientated by then I would wait to transfer them, and then you could detect all issues. Otherwise transferring them quickly and taking the risk might be the only...

Other than varroa, you'd probably have to take the risk of the possibility of EFB or AFB until the first brood is produced. But hopefully they're extremely healthy.

Doing anything that aggitates them. For example when we transferred them from the nuc they came in to the langstroth hive, our bee club member used liquid smoke to calm them, and we were both wearing bee suits and thick gloves and they were still trying to sting through the gloves.

I would transfer them quickly, then get an SBI there to check the swarm/hive for signs of problems. If there are any issues you could then have a headstart on starting treatment for them.

The advice you've been receiving is excellent advice, I myself would leave the hive alone, a field that big will yield a lot of pollen and nectar, which in turn will help with honey which will help with everything from brood to eventually overwintering next winter. You're playing with fire if...

While I am not fond of his disregard for advice to destroy the honey, it is his honey, his hive, his health, and his prerogative. Rudeness is not going to change his opinion. He'll find out on his own how it'll unfold.

The bees we have both in the siding of our house and in the langstroth hive are extremely tolerant, unless you directly mess with them.

If you're going to lose the nuc if it isn't in a brood box could you combine the nuc with the full colony, or are their two queens and it would present problems. If you could combine them perhaps you could increase the price with the explanation of what you did.

Will watch soon. Probably extremely helpful. I have a fresh hive so I haven't encountered a reason to have to requeen yet. But the information can always be used at a later time.

Splendid, hope they stick around and you get a lot of enjoyment out of watching them and possibly producing some excellent honey by the end of the season at the latest.

Probably the best option, not disturbing their progress to make the colony better. Also any time their laying brood it's probably best not messing with it, unless their is a chance of a swarm and there are QC and your old queen is still doing a good job of laying and maintaining the colony...

Will do so, I will look deeper. I will be looking through good publications. I will check the authors and their experience and certifications.

Do you believe that the health of the queen being poor could potentially causing the added aggression of the hive?

Welcome, if the hive is in good working condition, has no known history of bee diseases, and has a reliable food source within a decent distance they will probably be more than happy staying.

Maybe my philosophy will infact change, but for now my thought process is if you wouldn't want it in your food or honey, you shouldn't clean with it or feed it to the bees.

I have received mixed information about Nosema, is it a disease, or simply a build up of the bees being unable to deficate for long period of time. I have received different information depending on what I've read or who I've spoke to.

Glad to have another member here to bring another perspective. Welcome, make yourself comfortable. Buckwheat and clover sounds lovely, also consider lavender and lilacs based on how much land you're on. Noticed you mentioned Mason bees, are they your only bees, or are you planning on being...