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    Moving full supers to another hive.

    One of my two hives is queenless and has been for several weeks. No eggs, larvae etc. very little activity and numbers have dramatically been reduced. My question is - there are two supers full of honey on this fading hive but non of it has been capped. Is it possible/sensible to transfer them...
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    Leaking Fondant

    The Bees where out for the first time in ages today. Great to see. Very mild here up in Dundrod during the afternoon and then the temp just drops and drops. However, I checked my one and only hive. Had put some Fondant on a while back and on the last inspection some of it appears to have melted...
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    Do you stop feeding ?

    Questions, questions, questions. Still feeding sugar syrup which is being snapped up very quickly. Do you keep feeding till they stop taking it down ? What's the opinion out there ?
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    WBC general advice

    Hi all. I have only the brood box inside my WBC which fits inside two lifts which leaves room for a feeder that came with it. The brood box is packed with stores and the girls are still coming in with pollen. Removed the third lift today to reduce the space inside as I used this to keep the...
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    Varroa tray

    Just completed the apiguard varroa treatment. No mites on my last few inspections but noticed a lot of condensation on the tray inspection this afternoon. Is condensation expected ? Should this tray be removed fully or kept in place ? It's on a WBC. Thanks
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    I'm experiencing my first panic !!!!

    Think I am experiencing my first PANIC of bee keeping !!! As a newbie is it common at this time of year to find dead bees at the floor of the hive ? Noticed many white coloured bee's aswell. What happening here. Also saw the varroa mite in the inspection tray.:sos: the weather has really turned...
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    The birds and the bee's.....let me tell you a story !!!

    I know all you seasoned bee folk will know this but I just discovered it for the first time today by pure chance. My bee's and starlings don't mix in my back yard !!!! I am celebrating seven days of bee ownership this evening and learning a hell of a lot over those seven days. A crew of...
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    Hello from Northern Ireland

    What about ya ? Hello to all who read this from a sunny drenched Co. Antrim in Northern Ireland.:ulstersmilie: Very new to the bee scene. I only got my bee's last night and they are homed in a WBC in the back garden thanks to the advice, assistance and encouragement of my local Beekeepers...
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