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Ours always seem to hatch out around mid march, there is lots of forage around here for them. They were mating as soon as they hatched out. The 2 hotels i have are filling up nicely, they are pretty hardy and don't mind the cold and rain.

Just a heads up to anyone else who's keeps mason bees mine are all hatching hatching again right now.

Lot more have been hatching out over the last few days and they're already using the houses on the garage wall. Fingers crossed the weather stays nice, lovely day in the midlands today, tshirt weather.

Well the general advice is to keep them in a shed or unheated garage. The garage is unheated and the tubs were next to an outside wall. The tubs are now outside and the houses are back up. There is lots of plants out in bloom for them they just need to find the houses to keep warm at night. I...

Just a heads up for everyone who rears solitary bees. My mason bees have started hatching out. I checked the tubs in the garage and there were 7 already out and active. I've put the tubs outside now in a box and put the hives back up to start again for this year. Good luck for the new season.

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Depends on the bees, All my hives are fine except 1 nasty hive that goes apes**t crazy trying to sting anything black. currently requeening them so fingers crossed it stops.

Yes, You give them a frame with eggs and young lava so they can make queens if they need too. If they've been queenless for a long time they might have laying workers or not have any young bees left who can look after the brood.

Ok thanks for the info

Isn't it best to shake out laying worker colonys as they can kill queens in QRC's if you try to unite them?

older (foraging) bees fall off first as they are weaker.

Still 0-2c at night here

A screw and washer through the Queen excluder part of the door will stop it turning.

Thanks for all the replies so far, i really appreciate the info. I have problems with my lungs so a manual extractor isnt an option sadly, and i can imagine extracting 50+ frames manually 2-4 at a time would be hell. I'd rather pay more now for something steel parts than deal with plastic, i...

Hi Guys, Looking for some advice on what extractor to buy, i'm a new beek, i currently have 2 hives overwintering but will hopefully have 4-5 by end of next year and also hopefully have a lot of frames to extract. I'll be using manley frames and want a radial electric extractor. Budget is around...

It's too cold to be feeding syrup now. Get or make some bakers fondant. Just sugar, water and glucose.

Balsam is still out and ivy is out now in South Leicestershire

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You could try it and if it isnt working out just reunite them.