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Not sure- but found her outside the hive on the floor, it’s possible I might have rolled her when inspecting.

Fab- I heard that putting masking tape with a smaller hole over the candy fondant open tabs can delay them a few days whilst they eat through?

Hi Newbie beek here, please bee kind 🤗. I have a colony that’s lost its queen last week. I have managed to get a mated queen which arrived today. I’ve taken Out the attendants, and made sure that the play cups and emergency queen cells have been taken down during the week. She’s in the...

Yes I have another , what’s the best way to unite the second one is a nuc.

Just checked - buckfast queen out of stock 😩

So it can be done using a non buckfast queen?

It’s a buckfast colony , I checked there and they haven’t got anything?

Hi, They are unsealed cells , 5 of them, double checked for a freshly emerged queen, but nothing . All cells unsealed And have grubs / royal jelly inside. I’ve removed these cells. Is it too late (as in time of year) to get a new queen introduced and accepted ? Most

Hi, Just found my marked queen dead outside the hive tonight (unsure why). The colony is busy making queen cells. Is it worth just selecting one to develop and winter the colony unmated , or try and get a mated queen introduced back in? (Is it too late?) Don’t know what to do for the better...