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I've also had a go but only once. the AS worked for me. I've actually used the board more frequently for introducing nasty bees to a calm hive.. I enjoy saying to myself, "where's the bleedin' Snelgrove board", as that's what I'm using it for... Regarding AS methods, I use most frequently the...

I put the cage on the top of one of my hives just sitting on the crown board and under the roof. Bees come up through thr hole and feed her and attendants. Had her there for up to 5 days. No fighting or problems. Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

The Wally Shaw article about swarm control on brood and a half has some good insights on how to manipulate boxes. The tip that stayed with me was something like "make sure you have 6 or 7 frames with the top of the brood meeting where you have the Q/E. This is where the bee keepers wants it." or...

There is a new beek recruit in my town (who may join on here quite soon.) Im going to furnish him with a 6 frame NUC with a mated blue queen. My new friend is quite keen on a top bar hive set up, something I know nothing about. Whats the most elegant way of getting my NUC over to his system? We...

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Thanks both....trying to use the NUC split method but minimise brood disruption. To that end, taking brood frames as they fill from NUC to hive. Dont want to put old queen in with orig hive (unless I have to). Would use these older queens for increase. Plan is to get on full Demaree...

Can I just let her run into the hive if the colony has been HQ for a week or so ? They are desperate for a queen so she is welcomed with open arms/wings/legs? Also on the subject, if I have ASed with NUC split, does the following schedule work?: Day 1 split Day 6 remove all QCs They are...

MasterBK and Emyr - Do you carry on a rolling demaree until swarm season has finished? If no rolling, do you just move the top brood box(es) back down to a "standard" hive configuration? Does this happen when all the brood has emerged or can it happen earlier? Sent from my SM-G986B using...

Cheers Eric, same to you sir with your ...its an unpleasant experience. You remember I had a nasty last year...that was in the garden but not as vicious, but neighbours. This new horror was at the out apiary...10 times worse but no neighbours.. Message from anyone reading this...an out apiary is...

Great, thanks...and Pargyle. Its been 4 hours since I dispatched her. I think i'll take my chances are put her in this afternoon. I'll take the flyers away tonight...

Searched a much easier main hive. Approx 15 or so sealed queen cells but eggs everywhere so searched and found the clipped queen. Thanks goodness for clipping! Dispatched her with great relief and took down all cells. Can I put a caged mated queen in tomorrow? Figured I give them a day...

Will clarify: Query is about the flyer box left on the old site....(I am ok with sorting original hive that has been moved) They are so vicious, should i move them 3 miles? How to calm them? Add an old queen? No need to move them far away...just move them a couple of hundred yards but keep...

Can anyone give some advice? Cheers Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk

I've gone into the war zone and moved a truly vicious double brooder...Left a brood box with 2 frames BIAS and one stores for the nasties to come home to... Hive is 20 feet away and probably about to swarm with a VQ after the clipped queen probably having not returned. Ive not had the chance to...

Fascinating. I have the same issue with a spot in my garden apiary that seems to always go grumpy. I notice in all the ley /energy line discussions the direction of consideration is on placing bees/traps/hives on intersecting lines to obtain maximum efficacy (for want of a better word)...But...

Not really something someone said...The concept is (at least) a central tenet of Eastern Ad Vaita philosophy. Something like @Repwoc I also happen to think.

Never sent them but the ones I get from BS Honey Bees are in a white jiffy bag with 5 or 6 holes on each end. Inside is a plastic cage with a decent amount of fondant in the end and then sealed. The Q normally has 6 or 7 attendants. I'd test the hole effectiveness by blowing through the jiffy...

I did a NUC split.

7 of them. All being used for previous AS or rearing. Sent from my SM-G986B using Tapatalk