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My two hives came through winter nicely. The weather here in Derbyshire has been pretty poor so I was feeding until April. However things have picked up and they have been building up nicely since then. We're going away on holiday in early June (peak swarming season for me) so I decided to...

Hi, I have a bait hive set up outside the window so I've had the opportunity to observe it on and off all day. Plenty of interest with several dozen bees around the entrance or in the air close by. To be honest I've been expecting a swarm to arrive all day based on activity, but I may just be...

A good answer, and a good point. Tks

Thank you for the reply. Just to help my understanding is syrup somehow "better" for drawing comb than fondant or is it just the economics that makes you recommend it?

I've been lucky enough to capture two swarms this week and have a question about the problems, if any of feeding fondant, rather than syrup. Swarm 1 - a national brood box with one drawn frame (as bait). The remainder of the box I back filled with foundation only frames after the bees arrived...