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Apologies to you both Jenkins and Eric, disrespect was never an intention. The choice was mine alone and (not unusually) wrong.

We never stop learning do we, even when we believe that we know it all.

No worries, I can still merge as per original intention. I consider this to be part of a learning process and what I have learned from this is that in future I shall stick to advice given by my mentor, my association head, my regional inspector and beeno!

Well, I listened to all the comments and contrary to most of the advice I left the colony alone. The laying went full drone with no worker brood whatsoever. Damned if i don't eh Bugs? Oh well, managed to place a frame of eggs and brood in from another colony and hopefully the q-cell hatches...

This is the 'Enrico hybrid mk1' for use on my lyson hive. Fits nicely in the slots.

Well spotted that man

Common trait Through-out

I think you may find that you have to take what comes at you, then weigh it and make up your own mind

yes I think it is a mining bee seen a few this year.

Have a look at the gas-vap, its a good tool to have, one cloud straight in 20 seconds tops.

We're practically neighbours, crystal peaks.

Thanks Bugs, Its going to throw it down in Sheffield tomorrow and time is of the essence. More likely assuaged if I do and damned if I don't.

Thank you all for your comments. I have 3 colonies, the colony in question seems strong enough but there is not a great deal of stores. They are laying nectar into the super frames and I'm also feeding them. I have to decide whether to be cautious and merge or take a chance and hope they survive...

I'm not sure he's a regional inspector for beebase but he's been 20 odd years keeping bees. Its my second winter time around. Is this a normal occurrence with the queen laying and i don't need to take any action? Please I don't know what to do.

Do you consider that amount of drone amongst worker brood on several frames to be normal and nothing to worry about and that the advice I've been given by the regional inspector amongst others is completely wrong? I'm willing to listen and learn from you if possible because I'm relatively new to...

What would you do if you found yourself in this situation?

Thanks beeno and thanks to all of you who commented. I've had a chat with my mentor and the plan is to merge my one weak colony which is housed in a 6 frame nuc with the failing queen colony sans queen of course. Its hard to say how old she is beeno as she came from a swarm originally. Finding...

Hello beeno, It was good news as far as disease goes they are clear but as I thought yes I have a problem. Options are either i get hold of another mated queen, merge a weaker colony in or take a chance that she has enough fertile eggs for spring. Bad news im very worried. I've attached a pic of...

I'll still take one and show you and it may be of help to someone in future. Busy planning how to progress the anti-wasp tunnels with what's available in the shed.

Thank you so much for sharing, I remain forever humble.