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Hello everyone How much are nucs going for now? Can anyone give me a suggested price? I have never sold one before I have mated laying Q with eggs and brood from A/S created in April (its taken this long for a couple of days sun for her to mate in late May). Bees cover at least 5 frames...

Have pm'd you as well.

Hi Depends where you live. There is a beekeeping supplier at Honeycomb Stoney Lane, Galgate, Lancaster LA2 0QY 01524 751 347 not too far off J33 on M6 is this what you wanted to know?

Hello Rudman What exactly do you want? An Apiary is a place where bees are kept. Do you mean a hive? Its helps to put on your profile where you live. I have got a National Hive with nuc I am selling. Live near Preston, Lancs

Hello Malawi - I know the feeling - problems here too. I posted this link a week ago - it may help If you cannot connect with the link below - search key words www.beehacker.com drone egg laying workers http://www.beehacker.com/wp/wp-conte...orker_bees.pdf

Thanks - I will try and cut deep into the comb. Got a handy looking manicure kit and pen knife at the ready ....

Thank you Midland Beek. I have been trying to search for info on the viability/fertility of 'scrub queens' but can't see what I want. Perhaps I am using the wrong key words. If these small sealed Q cups are emergency Qs, I presume that they are not as good as a Q raised from eggs. I am a...

You are not on your own - exactly the same here in Lancashire - only three hives. I am going to wait a few days to see if the virgins (if any) have mated.

Whatever else will go wrong this year!!!! I already had 3 (presumably) queenless hives, probably due to exceedingly poor weather and the virgin Qs not being able to leave the hives to get mated. Now, disaster. A local mentor with 50 years experience came to help me with the Q- hives - another...

any mated queens left - possibly looking for three? Disaster here

You mean there's still hope? Ditto - since 19th April. I have a feeling of impending doom.

I don't remember putting my social status on my registration form to BBKA. What does the BBKA say about this? Or is it jouranistic ramblings?

Hi I posted a question about drone laying workers. Many thanks to Tom Bick who sent me this link - its an excellent article and well worth reading if you have this problem If you cannot connect with the link below - search key words www.beehacker.com drone egg laying workers Reply from Tom...

Drone laying workers Thank you so much Tom Bick - excellent article and answers alot of questions. I hope you do not mind, but I will put a new thread on this as it is so good - with thanks to yourself of course.

RosieMc reply - no, nothing appears to be laying in any of the three problem hives. I will check the test frames in each of the hives when the weather improves as I do not want to chill the brood. Having already taken three frames of brood from my one remaining Q+ hive on 25th May I am...

Thanks, Why split? They were swarming, great clouds of them - twice! Hence the need to split. Hubby is now terrified of using his lawn mower within 30 feet of them. I have no idea why after waiting 4 to 5 weeks I still have bees over 6 frames in each hive. I will have to try out the shake...

Thanks Mus, That was going to be my next question, what to do? now will have to wait for a day when there are no thunderstorms or gails - fat chance. Its like winter up here in Lancashire

Can the drones from a drone laying worker mate? I have tried to edit my thread, but can't find the edit button. I actually meant can the drones from a laying worker mate? ps went to bed, then had to get back up and go on line to try to re-do before anyone read it! Am I getting stressed out???

Can drone laying workers mate? Its too long a complicated story, basically I now appear to have THREE queenless hives after splitting a nuc into three in April. The original marked Q has dissappeared. I have waited and waited, and no signs of Q+. I have put in an extra frame of eggs, lavea...

For the sound of Queen piping look at Sticky Threads on this forum and you will see the link and hear her. I don't know if the link below will lead you to it beekeepingforum-Queen-piping.wav