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Rather idiotic Quote.

Without actually hefting the OP hive nobody on here has a clue what is in the box and by asking the question the OP is unsure himself..putting fondant on would be far safer than a stab in the dark..also why are the bees in the bottom box instead of the top where it is the warmest part of the...

Regardless of heavily moderated posts by moderators...give the little darlings some fondant.

No idea what you mean

It pains me..

Brilliant stuff and the best of luck in the coming season.. i am too heavy handed to try that so i will keep on buying mated Queens ..

I know and i do not know how i am still here on the forum or or have any more my lip's to bite of..

Far to early to pull the brood nest apart..the weather may be nice for now but i know for a fact it will get cold and miserable again..wrong move IMHO ..how will the poor little devils fix the damage you have caused..

Most definitely and maybe another lesson learned..Nuc to brood box too soon on some occasions..this is the second time i have had one of these nuc's fail with these Queens and i don't think it will happen again..on my behalf anyways..;)

Quick up date.. Bees flying and collecting pollen from the strong hive today but not the weak one that is now outdoors..i decided to take the fondant of to look underneath..very few bees a cup full if that so i pulled the frames out and not a Queen in sight..the open mesh floor was half inch...

I have read somewhere it is around 15yrs and also around the time when Grey squirrels stop stripping the bark from them..

Here you go and not a shrub..i have just been corrected from my Lady friend..not that i liked it..:spy: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/annual-toadflax.html

No Dani..not sure what small shrub is called and it has expired now..i will ask my Lady friend and get back to you..the bees loved it when it was alive..

Enrico (Eric) educated me on the best method..(not that i remember on some days) :rolleyes: .. The very outer frame on one side or the other of the brood nest rarely gets touched..(Buckfast Dependent)..simply take the outer frame out and slide all the frames over to fill the space and put a new...

Too much faffing about and to be honest..but the labels are perfect for my Un artistic mind..:spy:

I would have Dani..but even though the hives are just about impossible to steal or get near unnoticed by guard dogs and geese i will not risk a location and postcode on here..however this is the centre piece..

Well the new Poly Labels arrived on Thursday like stated by the good fellow member who designed and made them.. A big heads up to nantmoel;) ..they are perfect..i travel north an south regular so i only got to see them today.. Anyone needing labels this is your man..the interaction/advice and...

True mate..who in there right mind would hold any flammable material close enough to a flame that it would set on fire.. let alone a container with bees in it that i am trying to save not kill..some folk really have no idea and i can not even be bothered to reply to the silly comment...

-2 C here in the morning but glorious during the day..saved around 100 chilled bees today fully laden with pollen from the Crocus..the little darlings where laid all over the floor under the landing board...probably treble the amount if no landing board was in place..a quick warm in a Chinese...

That brought a too tear my eye..pooches to me are not pooches they are part of the family and more loving/ faithful and trustful than any person could ever be..i have felt your pain many times which makes me think why do i bother..the reason i bother is i could not live with out a little side...