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Yes, bought ones. Thank you.

And new nucs?

How do you seal them up? Cling flim the box or just simply use a crownboard atop and on bottom?

On getting additional nucs or hives (swarm etc), do you guys recommend a treatment course, of say vaping, to knock back any potential high varroa loads before they get fully settled? What do you guys do/recommend? Assuming only 1 apiary site with no access to a "quarantine apiary". Thanks

Beginner question, but what visual differences are there between a mated and unmated queen ?

Hi, How long can stores be frozen for before either extracting or returning to bees? Thanks

Son spotted this today in the grass. Believe it is a miner bee. Was struggling so was given a helping hand with some sugar/syrup and a warm spot. Right thing or let loose as soon as possible?

Also had a hive suffer starvation. Also lots of bees - 5 frames of brood with a lot of drone brood. For reasons won't go into popped a super on, thought stores were ok. Observation of hive few days ago saw a carpet of dead bees outside hive, dived in to look. Lost a lot of bees and quite a bit...

How young can a queen be to fail? Can a 1yr old queen go from decent brood laying to failing overnight (or overwinter)?

Thanks Dani - inspection tray is out. This is on the ground beneath the hive.

Hi Have noticed on a couple of occasions now, wax moth larvae beneath the OMF of a hive. Latest in image attached. Does evidence of larvae outside of the hive indicate a problem inside? Are the bees turfing them out or simply feeding/breeding on the cappings on ground beneath OMF ? Thoughts and...

I have a big step to take!

does everyone put everything that they find in and around a hive in their mouth?.? asking as a very new initiate to the bee arts..

Hive very active. Lots of bees flying and loads of pollen coming in, though from where heaven knows as it's still all browns and greys around us. Found this on the floor next to the hive and a dead bee.. hopefully was turfed out by the bees, or was never in the hive in the first place..:eek...

Thank you all.

Hopefully better picture for zooming in.

Hi all, Can someone help identify the debris on this board please? Specifically the mummy-like brown items. Brood? There is obviously fondant debris, but would also like to know what the brown drop is on the right. Mucky condensation? Thanks.

Thank you all. Considering expanding number of hives with a nuc from a different supplier to other. Sounds like not a problem at all. Cheers

Hi all, Just a quick question: what is the recommendation on mixing bee stock in the same apiary? For instance, one hive with Carnolians and another with Welsh black bees and another yet with Buckfast? This a problem or not? Thanks

How does one inspect from the bottom of the box?