Hi just going through the forum and came across your thread and was just going to say well done on construction of your hive, it looks good and you do get better the more you do, your brave giving it a go before having one to copy off as thats what i normally do. wait till you get the bees thats...
Hi RAB i carried out the A/S 5 weeks ago, there were sealed queen cells on frames, 28/29 april lucky for me my original queen was still there so have one hive still queen right. lake28
Hi again thats correct old queen in new hive on original site. I tried test frame no queen cells made and i have seen the queen now , she is small but not mated but this has been 5 weeks now and bees are filling brood space with necter and a bit of pollen.
Not sure what to do now as i have 2...
HI i went to meeting today and put the question to them and their recommendation were to wait another week at least , if still nothing try a test frame as pl man recommends, hope this helps neville new bee
I have a Television, Stereo with ipod attachment, fridge and woodburner in the Garage , What more could a man ask for, My wife has hinted at a bed and i dont think she meant for extra marital sessions, She calls it my cave
Hi Im new to beekeeping just under a year and i say always do your homework before buying , plan ahead if you can and you can save some serious pennies if you shop around.
Hello im in exactly the same boat as you with two hives , although i saw a smallish queen in one of the hives, its interesting you mentioned that the new queen wont lay untill all the brood is emerged whys that ?.
I had the bee inspector round and he said that i needed to a/s on my one and only...