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I've been asked remove a feral bees' nest from inside a neighbour's garage. Is a bee vac necessary? Any general advice? I havent seen it yet, but aparently they havent been there long.

Thanks. Hopefully, it's the bees being excited about a mating flight. I havent looked in the hive since 3 days after the swarm so the queen shouldnt have been damaged. At that time, I removed all but one queen cell and was very careful to only leave one. I'll leave it alone until next week...

Hi, I lost a swarm on 27th August and I left a single queen cell in the original colony. I have not opened the hive since then other than to take the roof off to add syrup to the feeder. On Monday, the bees formed 2 clouds around the hive and also around a tree branch about 20 yds away...

Hi, I have jut done a check on my 3 hives and over 3 days get drops of 2 per day on No 1 hive , 0 per day on no. 2 and 1 per day on no. 3. That suggests to me that there is no point in treating with Apiguard. However, I am a newcomer to beekeeping and the club I belong to recommend treating...

Wonderful, Thanks all. I think I understand the situation a lot better now. Thanks gandalfwhitewizard. I'll get in touch.

Hi, I lost a swarm from a colony last week. I tore down all but one queen cell, so there should be a new queen emerging about now. I know I should check if she is laying in 3 weeks or so, but what do I do if there are no eggs then? Is it possible to over winter with a virgin queen? When you buy...