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    Free bees

    Hi Caught a small swarm yesterday, is anyone interested ? I am near wisbech in Cambridgeshire please get in touch.
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    Swarm or not

    Thanks drex It's no to you're first question but I have fed them and will give them a frame of broad soon as possible.
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    Swarm or not

    Thanks for the replying I may have a answer to my swarm, I found two queen cups recently used in one of my hives. I am thinking that this hive went queenless and two emergency cups were made, now normally only one queen reigns. I haven't see the queen in this hive or in the swarm hive so now its...
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    Swarm or not

    Hi I have four hives three have bees and are strong the forth has been empty for months, and this morning I notice bees going in and out of the forth. So l suited up and opened it up and found a small cluster of bees drawing comb. In Cambridgeshire the weather has been cold and rainey for a...
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    Two in 24 hours

    Thank you Curly..now I understand the terms that Jenkins was conveying, I have learnt something else today concerning horse racing....sorry I mean bee keeping.. LOL I do hope you're right Enrico I would hate to lose both hives, but just out of curiosity if a hive swarms twice in 24 hours surely...
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    Two in 24 hours

    Hi jenkins Sorry I don't follow??
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    Two in 24 hours

    Thanks BK I just thought that one of the two swarms would not have a queen and the swarm with a queen would be from the original hive so would not be a virgin. Also does it not take a week or more for a new queen to emerge after the queen and swarm have gone. I have been in lock down for 2 weeks...
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    Two in 24 hours

    Hello It's been a long time since I posted anything but have been reading with interest over the years, but now I have problem. I have two hives, one which swarmed about 2 weeks ago which I caught and installed into a third hive however that same hive that swarmed, swarmed again 24 hours later...
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    Varroa treatment

    Hi Steve What if I only use a tenth of the powder and store it air tight container.
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    Varroa treatment

    Hi everyone Iam going to treat my single hive in late December for varroa using Api Bioxal mixed solution using the trickle method. But the API Bioxal 35g sachet will treat 10 hives, my question is if I make up the whole sachet (500 ml) in a bottle how long would this solution last me before it...
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