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  1. RobKing

    Queen mating flight or another swarm?

    I had one of my hives swarm on Monday 21st April - a very warm morning - and saw the queen fly off amongst the rest of her crew. However, many bees remained behind, loads of them, together with a new queen (which I sadly missed). There are no other QCs in the hive at all, I have made sure of...
  2. RobKing

    A messy business

    On looking into my hives in the last couple of days, for the first time, there has been a lot of drone cells being created at the bottom of the brood frames. It makes it difficult to spot any queen cells when this is the case. I have been removing the extra comb, whether drones are present or...
  3. RobKing

    First inspection

    I have two colonies that were introduced last year, in June. They have doing well over the mild winter, and when I looked at both of them yesterday afternoon, I was stunned at how they had expanded. The smaller of the two colonies still has a couple of frames to use in the brood, but I supered...
  4. RobKing

    Using an eke

    I have been using an eke to enable me to place a fondant/pollen pattie on top of the brood frames. They seem to be consuming these patties very quickly whilst in the eke 'chamber'. I have also noticed that the bees are building comb within the eke chamber and also been storing honey in the same...
  5. RobKing

    My first newby mistake

    I left both queen-excluders in for most of the winter not thinking, or knowing that I should have removed them prior to the onset of Winter. I removed them both a couple of weeks ago on a nice, warm Sunday. Fortunately, all seems to be OK with lots of bees in both hives, and they are bringing in...
  6. RobKing

    Deep national vs standard brood chamber

    As a new beekeeper, I am intrigued regarding the possible avenues to explore in the future as far as new things to try are concerned. At present, I have two national hives and I am hoping that this year I may expand one of my colonies to a third hive; I like my colonies - they are gentle, and...
  7. RobKing

    Greetings from Radley, Oxfordshire

    I have two colonies purchased late last summer, and they occupy two national hives in my garden. It is a new hobby for me and I find it fascinating. I have many books to help me out, but they all say different things, and the more I read the more hooked I become. It is lovely to sit and watch...
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