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  1. Dan Job

    Fanning at the entrance.

    Does bees fanning their nasonov gland at the entrance indicate the presence of the queen or just an chemical signpost for 'home'? I had a cluster of bees beneath a hive floor which I suspected was returned virgin that had missed the entrance. But found no eggs in the wild combe that had been...
  2. Dan Job

    Failed prime swarm - Resolution?

    All, I inspected today and discovered what I think was a failed prime swarm. No queen seen, no eggs, capped queen cells. There were masses of bees and I'm pretty sure the parent queen was clipped. I thinned QC's to one and as a precaution took a three frame split inc. QC with a shake of bees...
  3. Dan Job

    Bees in house wall.

    Does anyone fancy tackling a trap out of some bees in a house wall nr Marple Bridge. SK6 postcode. Neighbour of my inlaws. I'd have ago myself but I'm 180miles away in Bath. They are planning to get in some pest control company if no one can help who will probably destroy them. I've tried...
  4. Dan Job

    Bees re-opening capped brood?

    I've got a relatively new hive, queen only been laying for 4 weeks. I noticed last week and again today that the bees seem to be re-opening some of the brood cells after they have been capped. Some appear to have been half chewed away and others appear to be developing although they have been...
  5. Dan Job

    Prefered Super Setup?

    Following on from JohnnyD's post on cost of frames and supers... what is everyone's preference for frame type, spacing arrangement & foundation in the super? and why? Thanks in advance, Dan.
  6. Dan Job

    Hived Swarm - When to remove excluder if suspected to be a cast

    Hi all, I've just received my first bees from our TA's 'swarm list' they had previously been hived in a poly nuc on 4 frames (2standard nationals 2supers), not sure how long for, as they were an offering from another local beek who didn't have space to keep them. They have already begun to draw...
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