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Thanks guys, we have most of them. we have left a skep wedged In the window and will return tomorrow to get them. Our dogs have been left Long enough today because of bees. C

Sitting in the van eating scampy and chips waiting for all the bees to go in with the queen., some are still loitering in the greenhouse we found them on., Should we catch them all. Only its getting late and dark. Not to mention its raining. It is a big swarm. Will send photos later. Thanks C

Thanks PH, would not even bother feeding nuc's then, to help them build comb on foundation.

Hi PH, I am using syrupbecause I have some nucs from swarm controls and the weather has not been brilliant here, Summary for period 13/05/2012 to 13/06/2012 Temperature (°C): Mean (1 minute) 14.4 Mean (min+max) 14.2 Mean Minimum 7.8 Mean Maximum 20.6 Minimum 0.3 on...

Thanks for the advice, I thought thats what I have got to do just seems such a waste. Might have a go at fermenting it after boiling it to kill wild yeast:rolleyes: Ive got some quince that stalled:eek: could be a potent mix

Hi all, Went to 5 litres of made up syrup only to find it had mould growing on top:eek: now I guess I’ve got throw it away:mad: But thought I would just check first, is there any thing I can do to make it useable for the bees. Thanks

Thanks guys, I do appreciate the advise. We will feed and leave alone a little longer. We don't have a mentor tho' we are members of a bka, just not the one nearest us. Haven't thought to ask if anyone would be able to come over. I will ask. Thanks again C

Thanks for your reply Rooftops, Yes the Queen and foundation is on the original site. ( managed to get that bit right):blush5: What do you think I should do next? Do you think I should feed syrup or fondant? More newby questions sorry Should I leave them split or do the newspaper re...

Hi all, No excuse for not feeding, just stupid! The yellow is more onthe wood of the frames and the wax they have worked on. Yellow like the Pollen they have brought in when they get the chance. What I don't understand is why they look ok from the out side. On a day like today they are happily...

Shook swarm. I think That it was probably starvation. May be syrup would have been better and I didn't feed straight away. Will merge back with original hive but don't know for sure yet whether the newly hatched queen is alive and been mated. Now all I need is another good days weather...

Hi all, ~I found A Queen Cell with occupant. I couldn't find the queen so did a shook swarm on 12 April. I had a quick peek at at the hive this morning as we had a good break in the weather,with the QC and Queen uncapped and hopefully off being mated. The other hive that should have had the...

Thanks for relying I was not expecting to be doing swarm control this early in the year. Cedar

Hi all, I expect this has been asked before, but don’t get on with the search. When doing an artificial swarm control, is it necessary to move hive to one side and then to other side, or could one move original to one side put swarm control in original place and in three days time just swap them...

Hi all, I was doing first inspection of year on first frame with brood on there were two play cups and a queen cup with occupier, removed said cell :eek:and carried on with inspection only to realize that there did not appear to be any eggs and only a hand full of capped worker and quite alot...

Hi, Found this in one of the daily papers wondered whether might be good for our bees and value for money. All the w’s windeals.co.uk/wildflower.:eek: Cedar

Thanks , will take them off , can always put them back if it turns cold again. I know we have field mice under the filter of our pond and I hear the woodpecker daily now, so can't help worrying.

When will I be able to remove protection. The mouse guard is hindering the girls bringing pollen in, knocking it off as they go in. It is mild now but we could still have more frosts. Got this far through our first winter ok, don't want to make a mistake now. Thanks Cedar

Hi all, thanks for your advice, got a bit of rethinking to do now. Cedar

The reason for wanting to put the chickens in a run rather than totaly free is we get regular visits from Mr Fox and just thought we could get doulble use out of it. cedar

Thanks for the info Fatshark, Winker and Rooftops thanks for your replies I was under the impression that bees and chickens where really good together any suggestions on where I can get more info would be much appreciated. Cedar.