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Ok here's an update. The q has laid 14 eggs yesterday. The bee numbers are very very low. There are at least 4 brood frames with sealed honey. There are about 6 or so frames where the larvae look like the picture. There is not the typical arch of stores etc. The bees are putting nectar/ honey in...

yes thanks for this im aware that apiguard can cause bees to react differently/unusual behaviour. At the time of posting i cant remember the stores situation. So I will investigate in next few days. its just that this hive is the only one that has acted differently out of the 13. Thanks to all...

currently on apiguard, but looking at other hives today the queen doesnt ( from memory ) look very big. All other hives have same treatment for varroa and have e +l+b

ive got 13 hives but this one has no eggs that I could find and isn't behaving like the others. I saw,a bee carry out a black pupating larvae. Any ideas please. The hive incl queen all very lethargic until they started to get protective and show an interest in my veil.

Okay I will have alook but not sure I could identify anything other than foundation and err .....bees. Ive seen some larger than worker size ones that I presume are drones. Havent seen a queen yet.

:thanks::thanks: Thanks for your reply, I think I'll have a look in next couple of days to get experience ow I know where to come for advice.

Not damaged due to my inspections as I havent looked inside for 4 weeks now. I have no experience and foolishly thought the bees would only need looking at every month or so ?

Cheers thanks for that.

Dammn builders.......hang on Im one . Perhaps they didnt know the hives were there. Perhaps the new vicar may be sympathetic to your efforts. At least you can ask for a few prayers?.

I found some dead bee larvae about 7 out side on ground about 3 weeks ago. Hive behaving normal but the occupants only put in there in April 29th from a swarm. Found 2 more dead larvae this afternoon. What causes larvae to be ejected ? Just to add I havent seen them carried out by bees they...

I have a brood box with foundation in a national hive I beleive. They are settled now. The swarming (absconding) from the hive may have been for the quenn to mate ? as they formed a swarm in a tree then after a while went all over the garden sky and formed in a neighbours tree. After about 15...

Thanks but they often have differeny answers though.

It seems to be a wonderful hobby but its getting more complicated looking at the conflicting answers to some of the questions.

Thanks for your reply. I did try to join the sussex bit of the national beekeepers or some such name but it wouldnt accept part of my registartion. Have I got opposing clubs to worry about...I may have offended some already by getting the names wrong. Dohh !!!

Perhaps if i need to see how its done I can come over as I dont know any other bee keepers. Apart from my goo d friends on thye forum of course.

Yes the first lot absconded 2 times from the hive thats why this time i put queen excluder under brood box.

Yes I caught the swarm tuesday afternoon at the allotment about 10 mins walk from here. I got them into cardboard box and put quenn exluder on till all the bees went into cboard box. I then walked it home in the eve and put them in position where new hive will be and left quenn excluder on, this...

Super is on old swarm.

Err yeah I put that in by accident...well on the advice of someone who I thought knew what to do. However its been in there for a while now so I've just left it as the bees did swarm 3 times from this hive in the first few days and didnt want to disturb them. So apart frtom me getting the super...

I think ive confused the situation. old hive has from bottom to top; base brrod box queen excluder super board lid Just to clarify you think i should put excluder under brood box in new hive to keep her in for a few days.