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I have since been back to 2 of the hives and removed two frames of stores from the outside edges and inserted two frames of drawn comb either side of the brood nest. I had to leave one hive alone as it has become too windy

The sugar roll is what I did and got one in one hive and two in another ....this was in early sept......should I repeat?

The hives are very heavy and I have just finished what was a most unpleasant inspection. Of the 10 frames average 3 each side are completely stores That leaves say 4 in the middle with stores on top and brood in the middle but only capped brood... saw no larvae or eggs . Saw queens in 2 out...

The ivy is not quite out yet and the hornets can try to get into the top of the brood box if I open it. I have to be very watchful and use a cover, last year when a hornet landed on a brood box the bees quickly engulfed it. An open brood box attracts the hornets and means that I am more...

Sorry about the type, did not mean to shout. I have 10 frame dadant hives as they are the most common here so supplies are easy to source. Hives are heavy but I have not looked in the brood boxes for two weeks as there are quite a few hornets around, I will look tomorrow weather permitting...

Hello, I live in Normandy, although I am English, and have been keeping bees for 7 years so still an awful lot to learn. However it has gone really well with no colony losses until last winter when I lost all three that went into winter. I reckon likely they were very stressed by the drought and...