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What a good idea! I am already accumulating lots of bits and bobs. good luck Beeno, thanks for your help Rosie

Thanks for your valuable advice!!! will get one on order! my brother owes me a birthday pressie!

yep. a few were out and about yesterday, I'm, going to leave well alone now!! should I put the mouseguard back on though?

Crikey!!! it never ends does it! :hairpull: I have already ordered my OA from my local BKA and going to their demonstration in a couple of weeks. hope that will solve the mite problem if it is that They seem happy today,a few flying in and out, I have left my reduced entrance block in, should I...

Thanks beeno, I opened it a bit more as there were bees with pollen hanging around, they all rushed in and are nice and calm again today, I think I misread the signs, this bee keeping malarkey is so confusing, (but ace) Rosie

really useful book, thanks

Thanks so much, that's really helpful, all is calm today

thanks everyone, ive left a small opening to allow some of them in and out. We're going to get a cold snap again so I hope it settles. there are so many dead bees outside and there was definitely wrestling outside the hive, with bees attacking each other! It seems to have settled now, the temp...

PS: Ahh .. I see you have a few posts the same scattered round ... best to keep it to the one thread as you will get advice concentrated here and not duplicated. I couldn't see my previous posts so I thought they hadn't been uploaded, sorry, thanks for the robbing advice, its really useful

No idea where they are coming from. no feed in it. am so depressed, this is my first colony and I lurch from worry to crisis back to worry!!!

thanks will do, feel really guilty watching them hanging around

mine seem to be being robbed! lots of dead bees and wrestling out side the hive. have closed the entrance and now have bees hanging round out side carrying pollen! feel really guilty

tis done, quite a few now hanging around with pollen! Thanks Guys, hope it will be ok,

there are lots of dead bees on the ground, cant see anymore tussling around the hives. what should I do!!!

shall I do that now, even though some of my bees may be out?

its a new colony built up from two smaller colonies. so not particularly strong, should I do anything else or is all lost!!

It looks like my bees are being robbed, lots of bees around the front of the hive, (the weather has suddenly got a bit warmer) and quite a few dead bees on the ground and a bit of tusseling out side the entrance. could it be robbing at this time of year. am about to put my entrance block back on...

Thanks everyone for your advice Am so impressed by how helpful everyone is. Rosie

what does "varroa has violated the brood and bees have drawn out" mean please. I had lots of white bodies thrown out in September but no varroa drop? Thanks Rosie