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Could be but the boxes are bursting and there are eggs in both boxes and a queen in one

Thank you will buy a new one to make sure they have a good temperament

Been away for two weeks, thought I'd prepared for all eventualities . Inspected today two of the hives on double brood. Saw the queen in one, this year's queen. Loads of charged cells. The other no queen but eggs and loads of charged cells. Took down all the cells, just debating what to do...

Any idea what this is?

Had the same issues with royal mail should have arrived the next day which was a Tuesday didn't arrive until the Thursday, have problems with them regularly with different deliveries, very annoying

We only have 5 hives on the garden so paper and a pen great for us, transfer the info into our book over a cup of tea after every inspection

Inspection today just before the heavens opened. Supers still empty and two of the hives had virtually no food. Took two frames of food from one hive to give to those two other colonies. Starvation warning from my local association. But on the positive all are queen right, all laying really well

Pouring down

Inspection on all five hives today. Very little stores in all of them except in psycho hive( does have a new laying queen) Huge amount of drones in that hive!!! ( Is that normal????) We inspected tinker, lucky we did as they hadn't eaten the fondant on one side of the cage so she was still...

Ordered a new queen to be delivered yesterday,Tuesday, email from royal mail can't deliver til Thursday!!! Hope she'll be ok

Asian hornets made the BBC news this evening!!

Called to two swarms today, one on the Aston Martin plant, they offered us a tour of the plant as a thank you. The second just as interesting , in a compost bin. Successfully retrieved them both and both passed onto other Beekeepers

Queen in the post

Checked on the test frame this morning, think they are queenless!!

How do you use the oil, just put a few drops? sitting here at the moment right hand swollen, left foot!!!! My fault went up change the roof for me to paint one got my on the ankle, puffed up double the size, the hand during an inspection, went through the marigolds, going to have to use...

***** moment this morning thought I'd do a bit of maintenance as I swapped two roofs got stung on the ankle, foot up like a balloon!!!! Inspection today be queen survived the psycho hive, miracle. The hive which we thought had a Virgin queen has no eggs and no sign of a queen should be up and...

With us as well!!!

Same here!!

Enjoying the rambling rose

You are lucky to have that, our supers are dry!!