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He’s loved and looked after. 😀 I see I feel sorry for him post op though. He will be like a caged animal.

Yes. Take the strips out in 6 weeks.

By the time you spit this the colony load us huge and the bees are in trouble.

I would order an overwintered nuc.

This one… hopefully

Could I have comments from our experienced beekeepers ( beginners do join in if you have questions) so that I can put this thread in the stickies.

We've all done that :laughing-smiley-004 Welcome

They aren't. Look at the Balsam

I have had three visits in 12 years. The first was when I joined my local BKA and the inspector came round to say hello. Very helpful. Subsequently there were local outbreaks of brood disease twice. Once EFB and once AFB. Both times I couldn't have asked for a better visit. We had a long chat...

I would bet on a supersedure if you have previously been able to spot her especially if she is marked Anduril is spot on. Increase to two next year

Wind and rain battered through the night. We live surrounded by beech trees. I woke a couple of times to the clatter of beech mast on the bathroom velux. All fairly quiet now

Mine have been fed and vaped a couple of weeks now and are nailed down. Some of them are Buckies which I might expect to be hungrier but all's well so far. Haven't checked the swarm on the potting shed roof but they were good on stores last looked in and had 5kg of fondant on top of the crown...

Archie....you must keep trying. Do you have an entry in this years NHS?

Have you actually looked in or are they hefting light?

No Neither is measurable. It’s a normal constituent of honey

Prices might be useful. I see you do fondant too

Lindsay, what is the main forage that's gone into the honey?

Indeed. Their fat bodies are full and they have no brood to rear save the little that's laid over winter They are the ones that kick start the colony in spring.

https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/instantvap.56031/page-4#post-918552

I think they are lovely I have this as the background to one of my labels