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Just seen this thread on exact same topic https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/converting-national-nuc-to-langstroth.55304/

Hi Folks I’m gifting my buddy a nuc on standard DN4 frames from my national hives. What’s the best way to transfer the frames? Are Langstroth frames big enough to just cable tie or screw the DN4 frames inside the Langstroth? TIA

Firstly: How do you know there is no queen? Check thoroughly for Queen & other cells. If they are superseding her she is likely still in situ. They’re judged to be hopelessly Queenless only when all larvae are capped.

Are you saying you do not want to increase your colonies? It’s just that as a newbee, your first priority would usually be to increase your apiary to at least 2 colonies. Having 2 hives is really the minimum number you’ll require to remain self sufficient and sustainable. Otherwise you run the...

Dry or wet, After freezing for 48hr to kill off wax moth larvae & eggs, I keep mine in clear stacker boxes and seal the lids with parcel tape to stop moths and leave them in a poly tunnel over winter A cardboard box in the warm is Probly one of the worst places. I had a nucs worth of brood...

You’re already half way to a Demereé with your BB/Super/BB set up You could do the same with your other hives if you have the kit & find any QCs Or even preemptive Otherwise splitting your colonies will impact your honey crop. With a Demeree they’re still all filling the same supers PS I’m on...

I h I can highly recommend Arnica Cream for that bruising. Available in most chemist or Holland n Barrett etc. Apply regularly throughout the day & it will stop hurting & heal significantly quicker

Poppies. Mallow. Thistles. Clover. Brambles. Broom

Wasn’t it some Hoffman geezer riding his bike to his apiary that started it all 🤣 Beekeeping. Wott a buzz!

Bottom BB is hopelessly queenless here

Just one more Question When uniting through Supers. Do you/would you use Queen excluder to retain the Queen in the top box to prevent her getting into the Supers Or just have to locate her wherever she ends up after all is said n done?

Yeh What I was getting at was would the 2 Supers interfere with HRH’s fairy moans getting down to the bees in the bottom box that I want to accept her. I didn’t want to think ok Theyve chewed through the paper and it’s done, then put the 2 BBs together and WHAM! the bottom bees ball her. Dya...

Thank you that’s a relief to hear Obviously I’m a greenhorn lol

Can I jump on this bandwagon I just united a Q+ nuc on top of a Q- hive that has 2 Supers on. I just left them in situ n placed the new BB on top of the Supers. then it struck me that I’ve created some sort of wierd reverse Demeré Should I have emptied the bees from the Supers & taken them...

Be very careful If magic mushrooms are prepared for consumption then under current UK law they become a Class A Drug and you’d be guilty of Intention to supply. Just saying.

I think you’re referring to “Mad Honey” produced by giant Nepalese bees foraging on Rhododendrons, 🌺 which are toxic. Overconsumption can lead to OD & possibly death 💀 Cannabis is wind pollinated

3 x Nationals with holes and rims Please

Can the frames be sat in warm water to soften & dissolve it & then spun leaving the frames to be used for summer flow?

@Wilco Thanks for the tip 👍🏼

Anybody else still waiting for Bee Equipment Orders apparently delayed because of wood quality After waiting since beginning of March for Supers, I’m now offered a refund. Patrick or anyone care to comment