Search results

i have never been stung by robbing bees or wasps ,they dont seem to be defensive at all, where my spare hives etc are stored there are hundreds of wasps getting what they can,i dont give it a second thought when i need to disturb them as i get some equipment bee-smilliebee-smillie

:iagree:

[/B] Thats rather a sweeping statement- would you like to elaborate, do you mean thin syrup or syrup in general ? im curious why you would say this as i have been feeding syrup to nucs and full colony's for years, when i want them to build wax/draw comb and expand the brood area.

yes, a new queen, she has only been laying a few weeks a 5 frame nuc, 3 good frames of brood plenty, of room and food, im hoping i got to them in time, just proves you can never be 100 % sure what they will do

yes i think so, the other day i found 2 sealed queen cells in one of my 5 framed nucs,i was quite surprised , as not really sure why they would be thinking of swarming, didnt find the queen as at the time i was looking to mark her, will look later today ,

its becoming very tiresome

having only one hive is always a risk,i would certainly make increase so you have some insurance and more flexibility , you still have plenty of time to make splits and raise a few queens, you have many options, i personally use a snelgrove board,and that is what i will be doing later today as...

:iagree:

how are you smoking them, and how long do you wait until you remove the crown board? smoke under the floor and wait 5 mins, give them time to prepare

in the last couple of weeks here in Hampshire the flying activity of my own hives has drastically reduced, i conclude less forage available due to the dry weather , as i had split my 1 +1/2 hives into 6 and now have 4 newly laying queens, im concentrating on getting them to build comb and...

Finman , maybe my original reply should have been more detailed to avoid confusion, we are opening and disrupting the hive, not just moving them to the side the object is to help the OP to locate the queen in the troubled nuc, what i suggest is a simple way of bleeding off the flying bees...

so you are saying it will take 2 to 3 days to clear the flying bees umm question :- when a bee flies from the hive where will it return too ?

for the last 35 years this method has worked well for me, it also helps if you pick a time of day when there are lots of flying bees, :facts:the fact is if you move a hive from its original position, within a few minutes all the flying bees and any returning from the field will return to that...

maybe you misunderstand me, this is only to clear enough bees from the nuc to make it easier to spot the queen, waiting an hour will clear enough flying bees from the nuc and make it less congested , after the inspection you then remove the spare box and replace the nuc in its original...

have you thought of contacting your local association, they may be able to assist you either in looking after your colony,have new members requiring practical experience, relocating to association apiary, of if you are determined to call it a day they may know someone looking for a colony or to...

have you tried moving the nuc to one side away from its original position and put another in its place to collect the fliers, and then inspect it after an hour, that should make it easier to find the queen

has anyone tried a no exit entrance block , www.thorne.co.uk/index.phproute=product/product&filter_name=entrance&product_id=8021

there are no set rules no set inspection times. its about what your bees are doing and the weather conditions and the time of year the best way to learn is to get involved either by inspecting your own hive or other keepers hives, you wont learn everything reading books, if you over inspect...

:iagree:

i would stay with your first plan, you will learn a great deal using the Snelgrove board,i have always introduced the board under the top hive when i first make the split, no need to wait days,as long as there is good separation between top and bottom the bees know they need to make a new...