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I've got a Langstroth with bees that I need to sell in the next couple of weeks as I'm going off to medical school and won't have time to look after them. Would anyone be interested?

Did you manage to get hold of some? I'm in Reading and my bees swarmed yesterday (scatty old queen, it was raining!). Would you be interested? I haven't got any more hives so they're currently in a flower pot!

I'm already on the Omlet forum :blush5: The most I've paid at the vets for a chicken was £30 to have one with a tumour put down... She only cost £5 but I couldn't bear to do it myself. I probably am mad..

I was afraid you'd say that... My family already think I'm mad :willy_nilly:

She's doing much better now- she's eating and drinking without the need for prompts. I let her out this morning (far away from the hives) and she was chased by a bee and stung. The other chickens are fine which leads me to believe that they can still smell the stings on her. How long will it...

She's looking a bit better this morning. Very sleepy (not sure if that's the piriton though!). She's not keen on eating anything at the moment so I might have to give her some egg by a straw later. Thanks for all the advice!

Sorry, I hadn't made that clear. The queen was moved on frame. I think the piriton's done the trick! She's a bit docile but she's opening her eyes and was standing up a minute ago. Might try the syrup...

Thanks- will definitely keep them well away in future!

Moving the queen into the new hive on the old site. Any helpful suggestions?

I moved the queen from my hive today to complete an artificial swarm. They got VERY angry and attacked me (only got stung once, thanks to the suit), and the chickens. One chicken is dead and the other badly stung. Firstly, is there anything you would recommend for the surviving hen? Secondly...

Exactly... I'm hitting myself!

No- I forgot to put it on :-s

Thanks. I'm so glad it was mice because at least they can't spread to the other hive via robbing bees! As you say, lesson learnt. I'll make sure that it's properly rodent-proof this winter.

Oh, maybe I got my Dropbox settings wrong. Hang on... Ok, The photos work now... Not sure what's up with the grey lines though.

Ok, I managed to get some photos. On one you'll see some mould, would you say this is an indication of nosema?

Hi everyone Thank you for your advice and condolences... I've been mourning them. At least I've still got the other colony. I've sealed up the hive to prevent transmission of any disease. There were a few (15 is) dead bees in the gaps between the frames (on the runners). No significant number...

One of my hives had bees flying in and out of just a couple of weeks ago, looking very active and healthy. I checked them yesterday and there are no bees left. No signs of Varroa, EFB or AFB. They still have plenty of capped honey that they could have eaten so it wasn't starvation. Some wax...

No, she wasn't clipped. Also- I forgot to say that it looks like they (old hive) have torn down the queen cells that I left.

Don't they need larvae in order to raise a new queen though?

My hive swarmed last Saturday (but I managed to catch the swarm! Now in another hive...). There were a couple of hatched queen cells in the old hive when I removed all of the queen cells except two sealed ones. The queen in the new hive is now laying but I can't see any eggs or larvae in the old...