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Hi ;) I currently don't have a queen excluder between the brood box and the feeder. So when I open the hive on Saturday I'm gonna have to check the feeder and all the brace comb in the super it's in for the queen. (Who is unclipped and unmarked.) Would you guys recommend, that once I find her...

Thanks guys :cool:.

Do you know if there is another beekeeper nearby? If there is you could leave orange peel in your garden and stuff. Even if they swarm into your garden you can then put them into the hive.

Hi Guys, All went well. I didn't put the feed on until I arrived home. They are flying and they are bringing in pollen. I got 6 frames so i'm very happy ;D Thanks for your help! Senatormagenut bee-smillie

I'm going to collect the bees on Monday night, tomorrow so I can't say "how it went" yet :rolleyes: Ill say how it went on Tuesday. bee-smillie

Yes :iagree: with the frames being positioned for braking. Nice idea.

Thanks for the advice guys! Its a wooden box and it's well ventilated so I doubt it'll overheat. I'm getting the bees tomorrow so it's gonna be a long night ;) Bye for now, Senator bee-smillie

Ok, so the weather isn't great here right now so I will definitely need to feed. I have a 1 gallon contact feeder. Im not sure what ratio should be best, 1 litre water to 2kg of sugar or 1 litre water to 1kg of sugar? Next- Im not actually getting a nuc, I bring my hive to the apiary and we...