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Do you have eggs/young brood in the Q- colony? If so I think they'll try to make a queen regardless of size. But I'm also a newbee so I'm sure I'll be corrected.

Prob is a bit confusing, apologies so I'll try to make it clearer. From bottom going up. DeepBox (brood), QX, DeepBox (mostly F-less frames) then I added shallow box so it went to; DeepBox (brood), QX, Shallowbox, DeepBox (mostly F-less frames) bad weather hit and colony dug into stores, so now...

Maybe a silly question, but in a good flow how long would it take to fill a super ? A week? Two ?

Quick question; About to reduce space in a hive that has 2 supers, top one a BBox as a super and a regular small box. Early this year the colony drew out and and part filled mostly foundation-less frames in the BBox super at which point I added a regular super below it (both still above a QX)...

Performed first queen markings. Two "new" queens, 1 caught swarm and 1 from a split. Can tick that off the experience list.

So... Back to this oddity.. So I ignored the charged QC as a swarm/supercedure signal in the super at last inspection and tore it down, but then today I find 2 charged and pretty well constructed QCells ! Still in super, and for fuller picture, this is a brood box I used as a super (to get...

Got round colonies today between hail, rain and thunderstorms! New 2021 nuc needed feeding, looks like queen has slowed laying.. AS colony that was thought 1st queenless, shaken out and then recollected 😳- queen laying a lovely pattern of eggs. Colony still small though so couple of frames of...

Fab, thanks Dani

Hi all, Just to resurrect this thread.. I have a new super beneath a broodbox i was using as a super to get frames drawn out. Both above a QX. The broodbox was well drawn out with stores and partly capped in about 3 frames. Came across 4 drone brood at last inspection in the upper most super...

Unfort did not have any of the kit with me... next time..

They were from a small nuc from a split which “presented” as queenless. No eggs/brood. Test frame though did not create queen cells when introduced and no eggs/brood even after 2weeks. Been over 5weeks waiting for sign of queen. Shook out bees (was a small hive) late one evening expecting they’d...

A question for the more experienced forum members. Do queenless bees cluster ? Specifically, if a small queenless hive is shaken out of their box in an apiary, will they prefer to cluster together somewhere over begging entrance to a nearby hive? Thanks

South Glocestershire..

This colony spotted high up in a tree in woods. Apparently have been there a while and are still very active. Amazing they have survived with such exposed comb. To my beginner eyes, colour and size suggests they have been there a while?

Hi Question on this mismatched unite. If Q+ colony is below the supers (QX present) do you need a QX above the super? My instinct is no but would like to check. Thanks

Hit another beekeeping experience point today. Collected 1st swarm this evening. Conveniently wrapped around a rose bush at knee height. Managed to scoop most into nuc box. Great to watch the rest head into the box. Number of hives expanding rapidly this year!

I am fast understanding this is the underlying principle of beekeeping! Cheers

Clearly a beginner question here, but should feeding be necessary at this time of year when hiving a nuc? I can understand the need in late summer/autumn. ( I of course am referring to a "normal" spring in the mid/south of the UK where there is ample forage.) Or does hiving a nuc always require...

Grand, thank you.

Thanks