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Presuming this is a pine hive and the stain is for weather protection not just colour. I would remove masking tape and paint the edges too. Water will seep between the boxes.

Any update?

Mine have been evicting Drones for the last couple of days too

I hope I’m speaking for other Beginners here... I know that most folk entering the art this year have lacked the usual mentoring and intro courses. For obvious reasons I’ve spent Probly 100s of hours on YouTube etc. The thing is, we have all been told to inspect our hives religiously on a...

Yep. They stop feeding them and literally bully them out and defend the entrance preventing them getting back in. Sod Matriarchy for a laugh!

Why only 10 frames in your brood box? They usually hold 11 & a dummy board As far as the cells you e found. They sound like drone cells. Google pics of them n make sure. There’s tons of good videos on YouTube to learn from

Could be the Drones being evicted. This was happening at one of my hives today

No. Thank heavens I’m just trying to develope my IPM and as a newbie just wanted to ascertain what I’m dealing with Varroa Wax moth Tracheal mites DWV Nosema Wasps & Hornets Mice Have I missed anything?

Do we have to worry about Hive Beetles here in the UK. Are they present? Thanks

For fear of exposing my naivety....here goes I realise the benefits of having frames with drawn comb i.e supers ready to go in spring and drawn brood frames for splits, collecting swarms and use in bait hives. So.... 1: Is using a spinning extractor the only way of preserving the drawn comb on...

I’ve noticed lots of nucs for sale on Facebook. I’m a 1st year newbie. I was told that nucs have to be ordered in the winter prior to starting in spring. Is there usually a glut of nucs for sale at this time of year? I presume they are mostly from splits that folk can’t accommodate in their...

Cool. Is 5 days apart recommended? Cheers

Would appear so �� Diolch

Thanks for responding. There have been an average of 2 or 3 per day that I’ve seen whilst around the hive. But I’ve also seen mites on workers during inspections. Yep I realise now that pre- brood treatment would’ve been the way to go. I’m afraid I’m winging it a bit. Covid prevented me...

Hi Folks I installed my first colony on June 1st. It was a captured swarm and had been housed in a nuc for appx 7 days. There was no brood that I could see when I transferred them to my brand new National. On 9th June there was brood at all stages incl capped. On 19th June I noticed bees with...

Do you mean a beginners kit as in hive suit smoker etc? If so, yes I think so. I got the Caddons beginners kit