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Hi Frisbee, I'm Busy this weekend but I’ll give you a call midweek when I get back if that’s ok :) Rob.

Good news…. Just inspected the hive, the Queen is looking good and laying and the bees were a little calmer, although there were a few still dive bombing my vail, I expect they will calm down after a few days now. This is a big relief. Next job is to sort out another hive as I’ve been told one...

I did check for eggs and there were none nor any drone cells. I found the first new queen with blue dot dead outside the hive, no idea how she died though. Fingers crossed that everything turns out ok this time. I don’t know any beekeepers in the Melton area that would be willing to help...

I’m introducing the queen in the as prescribed and in the appropriate manner , the hive was queenless for about five days the first time and about a five to six days this time, I also had to destroy a few queen cells which the bees were making. I didn’t use smoke just sugar water. The hive is...

HI, I have a hive of bees that are very aggressive, you can’t get anywhere near the hive all my family have been stung numerous times, they just chase you:eek:. I have requeened but on checking them last week they killed the new queen. I have requeened again Friday last week and hoping that they...

Hi, just wondering if there is anyone in the Melton Mowbray area that is willing to help me in the art of beekeeping.

Welcome from leicestershire ;)

Is this strange or just normal ? one of the frames from the upper box . :paparazzi: The holes go all the way through, Are they eating the foundation ?

Queen Spotting... :winner1st: Well spotted :spy:

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Hi from Sunny Melton ;)

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Ok thanks Eric I'll try that, just dont wont to shell out another £200. :o Must admit iI was in a bit of a panic today, better now tho' had to take a :chillpill: Thanks again. :thanks:

Ok.. that's cool. But, I did really look had this time to find her, even put some aside in an empty nuc to help me, but after about an hour of having the hive open they got quite pee'd off with me to say the least. should I wait ?

So should i take a brood box and super off ? Can i also mix the frames up ? so to take the best frames from top brood box and replace the not so good ones from below.. may phone pete little up and get one Queen ordered tonight, what do you think ?

Well, today I had another look for her. 3 frames of the super had parts drawn out but nothing else, the upper brood box wasnt that busy and about 70% to 80% drawn, and the bottom brood box was about the same, if not less, ?? I noticed depleted number of bees, and also a lot of drones, no eggs...

I was told mine were unlikely to swarm, and I've had 3 so far. :hairpull:

Just to Quote David Cushman... 'Perhaps the ability to spot the queen may be described as a gift, which comes with experience in the routine handling of bees. Certainly there would appear to be an acquired "knack" to it.' Just hope I dont have to wait TWO YEARS lol :eek:

Thats what it is, I was after the Buzz of finding the Queen. bee-smillie All the video clips make it look so easy... ;(

Great well i feel more at ease now, really, ... It's nice to be able to see your Queen I suppose, I'm still new and in my first season, so, It's all a little bit exciting still, and to be honest I hope it doesn't wear off. I did see the youtube clip but thought it was going to disturb them to...