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hello all, i have two hives that have been bursting for a while but no qc . i took the necessary precautions and moved hive 1 onto double brood. i split the nest over both brood boxes, 4 above 4 below with foundation around and one frame of foundation in between each end of both brood frames...

Hi AB4ME, im in north dorset just outside blandford. My first hive was from a guy giving up and it was a commercial with alot of spare kit so i stayed with that when increasing. Theyre heavy when full but glad on there size atm as my buckfasts are on double brood already and im still having to...

At what age do you decide a queen is old? Or is it age plus hive observations and her performsnce when deciding she is too old?

Weve got lots of blossoms out , nearly going over. OSR in flower and some hawthorn. Lots of different coloured pollens going in just need to learn which are which at times of the year now.

They really are swarm. They are quiet on the comb. I didnt even get bumped during the dropping incident. Really enjoying watching them build up from nuc to full colony.

I had to do an AS recently as the warm temps in late winter caused my girls to fast forward. I only had the smallest of windows time wise to catch them before qc emerged. Having said that the AS was easy. The urge to swarm once triggered is not necessarily turned off just because youve split the...

Yes i put her back in the brood chamber. Relieved she was in there. Annoyed with myself its taken a week to figure out. Amazed these bees remained calm while dropping them. And generally learnt alot from this episode.

I took my chances for an inspection of a hive today. Weather is warm but a tad windy in dorset this afternoon. I was inspecting this hive that has been building up nicely last week. Reason bring i have time today and its not raining..They are AMMs. Well upon inspection last week as i was looking...

Ive never had an issue with good old hot soapy water. Am i missing something?

New car or not her complaint is such a 1st world problem! How precious some in our society are about their material things. Im really trying to balance the arguments for and against but still have this overriding feeling of irritation at the ladies trivial complaint. We constantly have...

So this is the first year theres been **** near me. Ive noticed bees coming in with it with their heads dotted with it. Some covered completely. So one hive is near to filling a super but not yet capped. My questions are... how long can you leave it on the hive? Do you whip them off once capped...

Very interesting thankyou everyone. I understand the basic principles of separating queen and brood and allowing space but am still learning the subtle differences to employ at catching swarming in each of its preparation stages.

Ok so to those who have read this thread from beginning. Could i have when i saw how full my colony was instead of waiting for equipment to arrive split them in a vertical demaree style with qe and supers in between to delay the production of swarm cells? I dont really want another new queen as...

Could you explain the differences please Hivemaker, trying to expand my understanding

As i want to combine them onto double brood eventually. Now they are separated, queen flyers in one brood and nurse in other. Could i demaree them if i knocked down the 2 capped qc i left in the separated brood one? My reason for asking is i dont want an increase, could i in a few weeks if...

Thanks everyone. I shall watch wait and set a bait hive or two.

Ok as i was losing the warmth of the day i came inside had a cuppa and read up on artificial swarm methods. So please do comment on what ive done. I set up a new hive about 6 feet away with entrance direction changed. I placed all brood frames and most stores into this new position. While...

I’ve been waiting on Royal Mail to deliver new brood foundations and frames to take my last bursting colony to double brood. Today is the first day it’s not been raining to get in and get them onto double. I knew at last inspection time was of the essence. So today have found heaving colony of...

Ash before oak. In for a soak. Oak before ash in for a splash. Forgot to see which came out first this year.

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