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Well done, 2 new grafters on the forum...

First time luck I think. When I know what I'm doing I will probably get none....

Thanks B+ So if I was to check on day 5 and any were sealed would that mean I grafted older larve? If so is it best to remove these or use them?

so I grafted for the first time yesterday morning, was very nerve racking. 22 cells grafted into. I have just checked and 10 have taken, so happy with that for my first time with no practicing beforehand. 1 of the cells has been drawn allot more than the others after 24hours so has got me...

So checked grafts after 24 hours and 10 of the 22 have taken. We chuffed with that for my first go.

Tried my hand at grafting for the first time today. I didnt think it went too bad. Just hope I get some of the 22 to take. I found the grafting easier than i thought it would be. Will update at the end of the week.

I have all the equipment and had planned to have a go at grafting this year but work got in the way. I now have some time and enough splits, nucs, hives to make up a packed nuc of nurse bees and capped brood to have a go. Am I too late to have a go at a couple of rounds of grafting? My plan is...

Ordered on the 1st sale day and received delivery Tuesday just gone. Was very surprised

Heavy rain a morning here then the sun came out after lunch. Checked all 4 nucs that mated queens were added to in cages. All released and laying well. If all gos well that will take me from my original 2 hives to 12 in my first 3 years of beekeeping. Who said it is not addictive

Thankyou for sharing that info.... Just a couple of questions... Think I read it right, If you store wet you you do not need to apply any certain or DiPel etc? How do you stack / store them for example crown boards between each or every other box, frames spaced out in boxes, outside with roof...

Thanks all for the comments to put my mind at rest.... hopefully she will turn out yo be a very good queen.

I have just been into one of my nucs to release a queen under an introduction cage for the last 5 days. Released fine and she's strolling around like she's been there years. I noticed where the brood hatched under the cage the whole lot is layed up with multiple eggs. Is this something normal...

Thanks for the info.

No all new queens into made up nucs. Made up some introduction cages as most say this is the best chance of getting them accepted.

I have new queend in nucs that are under introduction cages. My plans are to go back into nucs in 3 days and check for QCs but then how long before removing the cage to release the queens? What do others do please?

Added 4 new queens to nucs and that was it......

Delivered this morning, all 4 alive and well but 1 or 2 workers were dead stuck to the candy plug in a couple of them. All in nucs now.

Update this morning on tracking states arrived at my post office and delivery will be today....

Home from work early afternoon so stopped off at out apiary to check all hives. All well and hive that was what I thought was queenless and planned to give a frame of eggs to has a large laying queen who has layed up most of the spare frame space. All others strong and bringing in slightly more...

Yes I'm checking tracking it every hour or so.....lol So far landed in UK at Heathrow Thursday at 21.55. Then states left Heathrow at 00.58 this morning in transit on way to me. Thats all I've had. No show this afternoon so fingers crossed for tomorrow