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Isn't it an issue that OAV won't penetrate the brood whereas formic acid/MAQS does? thanks for your reply

In addition to colonies in Nationals, I also need to treat some 5 frame (queen-right and queen-less) nucs. Does anyone have any recommendations for this? Would you recombine nucs with stronger colonies and treat the recombined colony instead? The nucs have an open mesh floor but only the...

Combination of open and closed cells. Open cells had larvae inside. I removed the existing queen to a nuc. Question is what to do with what’s left! Thanks for your help and advice LD

Hello, so I found multiple QCs when I inspected today, so looks like they want to swarm. I also did the double brood as suggested but looks like it hasn’t worked. So what suggestions would you make now? Best LD

Dear All thanks for all your responses. I’m in the Greater London area. Indeed, I’m not a newbie newbie but there is always something to learn and reassurance regarding upsizing the nucs to Brood boxes is great. Still a little unclear about the overwintered brood box with the QC though...

So I shouldn’t just add frames of foundation either side until the 11 frame brood box is full? Use dummy boards to keep it small still and gradually increase size? I’m in the South and the hives are sheltered and out of the wind. so don’t move the QC up into a top box, leave it where it is...

So it’s best not to fill the brood box and use dummy boards after the outer stores? Or is it ok just to fill with frames of foundation? also, for the brood box underneath the one with a queen cell, I presume you mean fill the box with frames of foundation? And don’t move the frame with the QC...

Hello All I was wondering what tips you have for moving my overwintered 5 frame nucs back into 12 frame wooden brood boxes please? I did a first inspection today and the nucs are rammed with bees and brood (to the point where they are rearing brood up into the miller feeder entrance and into...