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On my last inspection just over a week ago I had a super almost full of honey which they had started to cap . This week they have nearly emptied it and there is pollen in a lot of the cells ?? whats happening . I know I have a virgin queen about 3 weeks ago no sign of eggs yet.

On making my inspection I have found sealed queen cells and removed some , on removal I discovered they were completely empty just a hollow shell What has happened ?? They are defiantly sealed cells

On my inspection I found 6 sealed queen cells so removed all but one, another one which I left the end was chewed it wasn't an unsealed cell there was a ragged look to it ,does this mean that one queen has already emerged. The old queen was marked and clipped and couldn't find her there are...

I am getting confused people say that when bees get aggresive it due to the genes of the queen and her offspring , also it is said it is due to an ageing queen whos pheromone levels are depliating. Having done plant breeding that involves genetics I can understand the pheromone levels causing...

I am only into my second season and now with three hives the first one I had last year was well behaved are now acting differnt, I keep them in a neighbours 3 acre field which has a shed for storage of my bee equipment approx 100+ yards from the hive and some of the bees follow me back to the...