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Excellent. Exactly what I needed to know. Many many thanks. Mark

Ok, I've asked quite a few people and searched the web and the only answer I can get is fondant in winter, syrup not winter. But WHY? If bees take syrup, surely they will take and use it anytime of the year! Maybe the same answer for fondant. But really.. WHY? Mark

Easy peasey. Just use a blow torch to burn it. It then goes crispy and you can then just brush it off..or bang the thing against the nearest tree and it falls out... Does not take long to do. And dont be scared to really get it glowing, it makes it quicker to do. Mark

Well.... today I removed all but four of the best frames. No stores, brood or eggs, but about half a frames worth of drawn out comb. I cleaned up and replaced the floor. Put what bees were left in there. And this is when something wonderful happened.... I added about half a jar of honey...

Had a look inside this evening as Dad says no bees have been in or out all day. Appears the badger has been back as the mesh floor has been bent up, but it hasn't managed to tip the hive over. Around 100 bees in the roof area, 300+ dead on the mesh floor and around 100 or so spread around the...

See here:- http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33488&page=3 Mark

Put back together what was left of my hive after a Badger attack. Mark

I've watched the videos but it must be altogether amazing to see it happen.... I wonder if anyone has had a swarm land on themselves? Mark

:mad: Well.... I had to inspect the hive tonight as I got a phone call... When I got there the hive was open and spread around the place. Most of the frames were half inside the brood box in a pile on its side. One frame had been pretty much eaten. I probably have no Queen cells now to worry...

Thank you all for replying. My thoughts when I got the bees was why are they being fed and also why not leave me the nuc box for a week. But I let my Aunt and Uncle do what they wanted. Yes, I admit that as a keen beginner I was far too eager to open up the hive ignoring my Dads advice, he is...

Two and a half frames just. Mark

Eekk... this could be part of my problem as well. Can I just pack out with cardboard or foam? Mark

When the swarm was delivered and placed into the hive, it was on five almost empty frames of foundation ( bees only had two days in the nuc ). It was placed in the hive with six new frames of foundation. My Aunt placed a feeder with about 1.5 pints of 50/50 sugar/water mix. The feeder was...

They have built two more and capped two of them. I could see a little moon shaped grub in the bottom of one.Still couldnt see any eggs. But there are lots of grubs which fill the bottom of the cells. Most of the bees were on two frames with a fair few on one frame which had uncapped stores on...

Hi Everyone... So... yes I may have used the wrong word for a swarm from a recently hived swarm. I did see the queen last Monday. Very easily spotted as she ran from one side of a frame to the other in a fast straight line. I didn't look too close in the queen cups/cells, I'm still a bit too...

Well, my 3rd check of my new hive I've found three queen cells on one frame and just off centre of the frame. Two built in damaged areas of foundation. From what I've read so far, because there are only three, all on one frame and not on the edges, they should be supercedure cells. The bees...

Thank you all for the replies. I'll be checking and fixing on Saturday if weather is ok. Hopefully all will go ok. Mark

Hi All, Although everything appears ok with my new hive, a quick check up on Monday after all the commotion of Saturdays transfer, I've noticed that some of the frames ( all new foundation ) have warped foundation probably from getting too warm during the move. Should I just leave it and let...

It's ok, this was around 50 yards from the hive back at the house! This single bee had decided that as it was getting late and it hadn't found the hive entrance, it would venture further afield in search of somewhere to settle down for the evening. It first tried my nose then my Dads ear. :D We...

Hi, Yes it is the swarm from one of his own hives. There is nothing in the super apart from the feeder. I believe that all the bees were on new frames of foundation. No brood was transferred from the original hive. So basically there are 11 clean frames in the hive. No brood and no stores. I...