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VEG - thanks for the reassurance on the congestion. It seems full to us newbies, but that's what a forum is for. Glad you like the photos.

And so yesterday we could stand it no longer and made our first inspection of our hive. We had adopted the swarm on 16 May so this was just over 2 weeks. Having been advised what to look for we were very proud of our girls. All seems to look good. Check 1 - is there enough food? The bees had...

And so it all began... Last Wednesday we collected our first swarm. First hive. First-time beekeepers. I'm sure we all remember it, but there was that moment when we took the call and we knew it would all start here. We had read the books, talked to the local beekeepers and understood what we...

Thank you Thanks all - keep those thoughts coming. I've learned so much today from your comments. We've removed the feeder as they hadn't used it today and tomorrow's forecast is for 20 degrees plus and there is plenty of foraging around. Will let them keep warm together in the one brood...

Great advice all! Will remove feeder tonight as suggested. Good to remember that some bees will die over the next 3 weeks before new bees hatch! Will consider the excluder and super with frames if needed in the next week if the weather improves. Whatever, we are enjoying them. :-)

Hi We collected our first swarm on Wednesday which is a 'large' swarm - probably weighing 5-6 lbs of bees (3 ft long, 1ft diameter). We have been told around 40,000 bees. We put it in the brood box with foundation on the frames but no frames had been drawn. After 3 days we put a feeder above...