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Yes I think a test frame would be no harm and I'm sure I'll be able to come up with one for both of the nuke boxes. Dave Cushman's article makes good reading thanks for passing it on. Hopefully if they both were casts the new queens will mate and I feel that they would be better queens than...

Hi Folks, I have a strange issue here that you might be able to help with. I hived two swarms in the past few weeks. I put them into nuke boxes, added a feeder and left them to it. When I checked them a week or so later they had drawn out the comb and appeared to have settled in well...

Lovely day here in Roscommon today. I'm just in after giving the girls their last bit of fondant to see them through the next few weeks. Can't wait for the season to get going and to open the hives for a good peek inside. Hi Psafloyd I'm not anywhere near Ballyhaunis, I'm a bit further south...

Great to see so many locals on here. Tá athes orm buaileadh leat. I'm not too far from you Torq, (Kilroosky) I'll keep the kettle on the boil for you :coolgleamA: This seems like a lively forum, I look forward to chatting with you all. Cheers folks and thanks for the welcome. Harry

Hi List, I'm from Roscommon right in the Irish midlands. I'm new to beekeeping but I have a few hives and thankfully they all seem to be doing well after a very wet winter. I generally make my own hives and I steer away from some of the conventional beekeeping habits. That may well be to my...