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Looking good! The reckon home saved seed is much more viable than bought in as long as its not from f1 or further.

Not round hear, sh#t heads go knocking swarmed bees about hanging from fences and branch's 😔. There is a colony living in a chimney near to my apiary though, I naturally get the blame when ever they swarm 😂.

I'll have a look at that, I've put chives in as one of the nabours says my bees are always on his. Fruit yields have never looks so good as this year to! Lovley looking bees btw! I feel your pain, I only had to go through one colony yesterday but my god was it hot 27c, I think it was 1327c...

Caught the ladies on the borage in the garden today, nice to see its not just the bumblebees enjoying them :-D

Haha but atleast the swarm had a better chance of survival with less housing estates all over the place I'd guess !

I envey you I bet bee keeping was a great deal better back then! Haha dont get me started on global warming 😬😂.

Haha oh and I to, I generally only give snotty comments in retaliation.

I'll have to look into that Dipel if I ever get wax moth problems thanks very much.

Hang on I replied to the snotty quote the bloke said with an equally snotty reply, I agree it dosnt but I didn't start it 🤷‍♂️

Do the bees store or consume it?

Do the bees store or consume it?

No I vaguely rememeber Mr Roger saying to store supers so that wax moth, mice and spiders don't get in. Some one above has had wax moth in their supers? Roger also says how stressful shook swarms are for the bees? Lol im guessing you don't like Roger, did he get the invites you wanted or...

I'd have thought so, do bees like fermented honey?

W dosnt the wet honey ferment?

I didnt know that, I thought that's why it was important to have enough space in the supers to avoid the brood box getting back filled.

That's handy to know! I've stacked mine from last year in the shed on a steel plate and a hive rood to try stop them getting in.

I dindnt know that, I thought wax moth still went into super comb that's used just for stores, is it because they where stored wet? I didnt realise QE had much of an effect on honey production either. I agree knowing the queen's location and seeing what the brood is on is handy, mine where on a...

I thought if you added suppers in good time they would just store there instead of the brood, I can see it would definatly be easier for the bees to move without a QE though.

Sorry I didn't say there was anything wrong with it just wondered what the reason for doing it was?

Ive read about the warren hive thats seems more natural but ive never actually seen one in the flesh. Oh I don't know if it's who I think it is he certainly likes manipulations, and if all your hives are on the same frames it surely must be easier to manipulate than a mix and match? I read alot...