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How long would you leave the hive in this configuration? I had expected them to take down at least some of the honey from the super but it doesn't seem to have happened so is it possible that there simply isn't room? Where abouts in Essex are you?

Hi all I am a recently new beekeeper and this is my first year. I have a bit of a quandry and my 'bee mentor' is unavailable due to illness. Towards the end of the summer I harvested from one of my 2 supers and left the other on. I then replaced the first super after harvest for the bees to...

Just to clarify my post from last night when I got in after the football and some lager based drinks... I understand the drone sacrifice for varroa checking but don't see the need to leave it in all year. So is just moving it upstairs into the super the easiest way to allow the brood to hatch...

Thanks for the responses. I understand the principal of the sacrificial brood but just don't think it is necessary. Should I move the frame 'upstairs'? That seems like the simplest solution but would it work? PolyHive: Yes - I fly myself as well...

Hi All My first post here so be gentle! I recently acquired a new hive complete with bees. The beekeeper who gave them to me had placed a super frame in the brood box which the bees had obviously built out to fit the space and which, upon receipt, was filled with drone larvae in the built out...