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  1. BernardBlack

    Oxalic Acid treatment & removing the Super

    Left a super on one hive as stores in BB were light in autumn. Will do Oxalic Acid trickling soon. Thought it best to remove the super, trickle the OA in the BB, then feed colony fondant. Then replace the super when any risk of honey tainting from the OA is gone. How long should I keep the...
  2. BernardBlack

    Tin roof and condensation

    So, it’s that time of the year where I notice the condensation under the tin roof on my shed, and its dripping onto everything. Trying to keep my cupboards/shelves/tools etc as dry as possible. Would a few plain sheets of white polystyrene under the roof get rid of the condensation? Or at...
  3. BernardBlack

    Hive Alive and it’s expiry date

    Is it safe to use Hive Alive after its expiry date? (Nov 2022)
  4. BernardBlack

    Bees cleaning supers after extraction

    Just extracted a super. Should I put the super back on for a few days for the bees to clean the frames? Then take off super and store for winter?
  5. BernardBlack

    Nadir AND rapid feeder at same time?

    Put a half full super under the Brood box, so the bees would move the stores upwards into the Brood box (which was very light). So far, that’s what they’re doing.... slowly. Could I also put on a rapid feeder and feed them syrup from above as well? I want to increase their stores for...
  6. BernardBlack

    Two colonies on top of each other, with different entrances?

    I have a colony in a nuc almost ready to outgrow it. I should have been more prepared, but anyway... The next few days are hectic, and I just don’t have the time to start building New hive parts So......as a temporary measure.....I was thinking of putting the 6 frame nuc into a brood box...
  7. BernardBlack

    Drone Laying Queen?

    New Queen has emerged and is laying. Laying pattern is good, but she seems to be only laying in the larger drone cells around the edges. They are at the egg/larval stage, so too early to know if they are worker or drone. If it was a DLQ, wouldn’t she also be laying in the smaller worker cells...
  8. BernardBlack

    Could I swap the Super and Brood Box?

    One hive of mine is: SUPER BROOD They’ll need more room soon. I should have put on another brood box instead of a super at the time. But, anyway... Could I put an empty brood box on top... BROOD SUPER BROOD ....then later on in the summer, when B.B. fills up a bit, swap it with the...
  9. BernardBlack

    Full hive, but no eggs yet. Can they still swarm?

    A hypothetical question... I have a brood box and a super on one hive. BB and super are fairly full, but only a few sealed brood left in BB (as the new Queen has just emerged and not laying yet). The old brood areas are being filled up with stores. Anyway... I was just wondering what would...
  10. BernardBlack

    How do I force Queen down to lay in bottom box?

    Did artificial swarm lately. Hive setup is: Super Super (mostly full) Brood box Brood box has a few frames of drawn comb, and a couple frames of older brood/stores. Queen seems intent on laying in top super (newly drawn comb), while not laying in brood box. How do I get her to come down to...
  11. BernardBlack

    Api bioxal treatment

    I carry out the api-bioxal trickling around new year, as I don’t use the vapouriser. Obviously to get at the main cluster in the Brood box, supers have to be removed temporarily. Would you recommend replacing the super(s) again straightaway after trickling, or keeping them off the hive for a...
  12. BernardBlack

    Paint colour on hives

    Are there any colours that are recommended when painting hives or nucs? Or any colours to be avoided?
  13. BernardBlack

    Question about uniting colonies

    Hive A 6 Brood frames (with Queen) Hive B Full Brood box of stores Half a super (No eggs, Brood or Queen in colony) So.......... Put Hive B on the top of Hive A - with newspaper/Queen excluder in between. There shouldn’t be any issues with the larger colony being on top, should there?
  14. BernardBlack

    Could a Queen mate this late in the year? (Mid October)

    It’s mid October now. Could a queen successfully mate this late in the season?
  15. BernardBlack

    Will bees swarm with a Drone Laying Queen?

    1. If a Queen is a Drone Layer, and the colony produce new Queen cells, will some bees leave the hive with her if she swarms? I mean, what would be the point in leaving, as the swarm won’t exactly thrive if she isn’t laying many, if any, workers? Also: 2. If she was superseded, will the...
  16. BernardBlack

    Honey strainer advice when extracting

    Ideally, how many strainers is needed when extracting? I only have a fine strainer (400 microns), which I believe is 0.4mm.................Could I get away with using only that one? Or would I need a larger strainer (eg. 1mm to 1.5mm) as well? I only have 3 or 4 frames to do.
  17. BernardBlack

    Leave light supers on during winter?

    How much space would colonies need for autumn/winter foraging? Will their stores increase much (if at all) from now until spring? Not sure whether to leave relatively empty supers on over winter. Excessive space in the hive, and all that... (One super has 4 frames of stores. The other has...
  18. BernardBlack

    Clipped Queens and Swarming

    Hypothetical question here. If a clipped Queen tries to swarm, how far would she (and the swarm) get? I had assumed she would fall out the front door , and the bees hang around outside the hive for a while before going back inside. Yes? No?
  19. BernardBlack

    4 weeks later, super still untouched

    One of my hives (single Brood box) was almost full, with 8 or 9 frames full of Brood. Queen was laying brilliantly, so I put on a super. 4 weeks later, and the super hasn’t been touched. No foundation being drawn, nothing. They aren’t making Queen cells, so they’re obviously not running out of...
  20. BernardBlack

    Linseed Oil for treating Hives?

    I know Linseed Oil is used for treating hurls and cricket bats. Just wondered if it would be good enough to treat Hives (cedar) ... and hive stands ? I have new Brood boxes, supers, and some hive stands that I’ve made, ready to be treated for the first time.
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