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Hey Guys, I performed my first inspection yesterday. It is the first time I have ever overwintered bees. I think the colony looks quite weak, however there is a laying queen which I guess is good news. The brood box contains no bees and contains quite a lot honey. It looks like they haven't...

Thanks for the advice guys :) Enrico, I thought that splitting the hive was a good method of swarm prevention is it not?

Hey Guys, So I have overwintered my first colony of bees :) I have now just purchased my second hive and am planning on splitting the hive later on this Spring. As a beginner, what do you suggest is the best option for hive splitting. Do you recommend buying a new queen? Should I wait for...

I am a member of the local association, I did a 10 week course with them earlier in the year. I'm just using this forum to confirm i'm doing things correctly. They probably have around 4 frames of food store at the moment. I have just ordered some Apiguard! Felix

Thanks for your reply Cheers! When should i start feeding? Also which Varroa treatment would you recommend? Thanks, Felix

Hey Guys, With winter fast approaching, i'm looking for some advice :) I have had my first colony of bees since April. They have packed out the brood box, however they never bothered to expand into the super that I added at the end of July. What are the key things I should be doing now that...

Hey Guys, I received a nuc of bees in May, they filled out the brood box very quickly. 4 weeks ago I added a super (with no queen excluder). They haven't built out any of the super frames, i'm not sure why they are not expanding. There are plenty of eggs/brood and honey in the brood box, but...

Thanks Clemcook:) What is the long term fix?

Thanks for all your advice guys, it's very valuable. I don't have another brood box, I do however have 2 spare supers. Shall i just remove the queen excluder and allow full access to a super for the queen to lay etc?

It is a national hive with a standard brood box :)

Hey Guys, I received my first nuc in May, and have been enjoying my first summer as a beekeeper. However, during recent inspections the brood box is absolutely packed with bees/brood/honey, there doesn't look like there is any room for any more expansion. Because of this i'm worried the hive...

Hey Guys, I am a beginner beekeeper. I have had a nuc of bees in a brood-box for about a month now. I think the hive is going ok, I don't think there is enough honey for them so i am feeding them sugar solution. The problem i have is that i think the gaps between the national frames were too...

Hey Guys, I'm a very new beekeeper and have had a hive around 4 days since getting a Nuc delivered on Saturday. I have a feeder in a super above the hive with a 1 to 1 sugar water solution inside. I also had a queen excluder below the feeder & crown board. I noticed that no bees were...

Hi, I am looking for a Nuc of easy going bees. I have a new hive and kit which has been set up in my garden, all ready to go. I have almost completed a beginner course at my local bee association and have spent a short amount of time at the local apiary. Please let me know if you have any...