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I caught a swarm in a super late last year so didn't want to move them into a brood as is was a small swarm. So I've got super, brood, q/e, super.

Brood box filling with honey. So the bees made it through winter without much difficulty. I've put a brood box on and comb has been drawn on 5 frames but it looks like they are filling with honey. Some forums say if it gets honey bound the queen won't move up. Has anyone got any thoughts on this.

Yes there is drawn comb in the super above the brood so i will put fondant in today as i'm away for a holiday thursday. It seems that each bee keeper has different ways of doing things, but i guess it's a case of choosing what works for your bees. I was wondering about cake baking fondant so...

Ok thanks! I'll put a 2.5kg pack in as soon as the rain moves on. They do have stores but by the sound of it not enough. May the mild mild weather stay a little longer.

From my limited experience the colony i have seem stronger than previous as they seem to be out on days when my old colonies wouldn't have been. There is good numbers and are still taking in pollen. I have spare super and brood boxes so i guess i'll just have to wait till march, april. I have...

Thanks for the advice, i only have foundation in my broad box as when the woodpecker got in and the bees disappeard by the time i noticed there was alot of dead broad in the frames. I cut everything out and got read to start again. I have only had bees for two years so still very much a novice...

Hi all I lost two hives to woodpecker last winter and was thinking about buying a swarm. But instead a swarm moved into a pile of supers i had wilst i was storing them elsewhere in late summer. I need some advise as to the best way to get them into a broad box in the spring. ie will they move up...