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I won't be doing that. Can't fit an Alpaca on my rooftop ;-) :sorry:

An update Looks like our new Queen in our NUC has been successfully mated and is laying well. She looks a little darker now than when we first saw her. Is it normal for Queens to change colour as they mature? Anyway delighted all went well and the little colony is building. As a bonus all my...

New Queen After the Bee Inspector came he asked me to chose 2 Queen Cells for us to make a NUC. I picked a medium sized dark looking one and a very white looking long one on the bottom of a frame. Stuck them in the NUC with 2 frames of unshaken brood. I inspected yesterday and found the large...

Our Flow Hive experience in Cornwall UK. I have not posted to convert 'naysayers' just to share our experience. We purchased a National NUC Cornish Black Bees for our Flow Hive. Easy to adapt National Frames to Langstroth and slowly work them out. We had honey the first season from the Flow...

We have a small rooftop apiary and my Cornish Black Bees have done much better than expected. Had the Bee Inspector this week and all reported healthy and we made a NUC. I am running out of space now our NUC is on Langstroth rather than National. So hopefully find someone who needs a Langstroth...

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They call up. Its more or less random. Although they probably do different areas at different times. They were even looking for SHB (small hive beetle) which is rampant in Australia but not here. As my hives are close to harbour or port they are keen to see if anything has sneaked in via shipping.

Done. @B+ The inspector called and made an appointment. @shinysideup We have just finished with the inspector. The inspector is from the National Bee Unit DEFRA No diseases :) only a couple of cheeky wax moths. They are particularly looking for AFB (American Foul Brood) EFB ( European Foul...

Thank you Enrico I expect I will have lots of questions. He will probably have a sore head before he leaves ;-)

So as to gain the most from a visit from the local Bee Inspector. Any tips on to how to prepare for a Bee Inspector / Inspection? eg. questions to ask other than the usual newbie ones. I have the basic equipment prepped eg. Smoker ready, hive tool, bee brush. Also magnifying glass.

I will have to dive in again and take a look. She has been a beauty I will be very upset if I lost her. Will report back after I take a look.

I removed my deep super with honey in Autumn and replaced it with a shallow for my bees to fill with Ivy etc for their winter stores. After they had filled it completely I removed the QX so they could all move up together if need be. This has all worked out well and when I opened them up for...

From the Flow Team FAQs Does the honey in the bottom of the Flow™ frames ever go mouldy, ferment or crystallize? If so, what can I do about it? In: Frequently Asked Questions Viewed: 7,986 times We recommend cleaning Flow™ Frames at the end of the summer, after harvesting is finished for the...

I was thinking to leave the shallow as there are stacks of bees and was worried about their amount of space. How much in general does a colony contract coming into winter? or is this a how long is a piece of string question. Its my first year and first winter so trying to err on the cautious...

I am on Single Brood Langstroth then QX then Shallow then Deep Super. Thinking of winter now and leaving Brood Box QX and Shallow all insulated. Going to extract Super remove it and feed till Shallow is fully drawn and capped with honey. Just wondering if this would be enough to see the girls...

I purchased this kit although the retainers and polycarbonate cups were good the wicks are not suitable. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EPF6HY4/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thanks Ericha will melt them all down and have a go with a thicker wick.

Thanks Ericha, what size wicks are you using please?

Starvation Alert Had an email from the NBU re Starvation Alert now on. I have also noted a couple of days ago that my hive is busting with Brood but very little stores so I have given them a hand with the rapid feeder. So the so called 'June Gap' comes up for scrutiny again.:ohthedrama: