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    Moving to 14x12 frames

    Just a quick question, I have one apiary on national standard and one on 14x12’s. I have moved a hive from one to the other and I now want to move a standard hive onto 14x12 frames. Which is the best and most efficient way of doing this? I am assuming that the existing queen will be laying...
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    Requeening in spring

    I have a rather tetchy hive which developed this trait late last year, I suppose with the new queen, and as this hive is in someone else’s meadow I thought it would be safer to requeen sooner than later. My view was compounded when I treated them last month and on removing the crownboard my...
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    Old Abelo hive ventilation holes

    Hi, just bought myself an old style 14 x 12 Abelo hive and have a few queries regarding the 5 ventilation holes in the crown board. I have an English feeder on at the moment utilising the central hole but am not so sure as to if I need to seal up all the holes with the supplied bungs during the...
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    A excess of brood?

    Just been out to check one of my apiaries and found that one of my hives has wall to wall brood, little or no stores, I have taken some summer honey off but only a few frames, I was quite shocked as I expected some brood for the winter bees but not this amount. Is this usual? I am just in the...
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