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  1. Martimart

    Sulphur Discs from Thornes ? needed?

    I've seen a e-shot from Thorne saying that sulphur discs are back in stock, I've never used them before or needed to. Last year I lent one of my hives for queen rearing and when it came back it was full of wax moth. I've not really done anything with it over winter. A couple of years ago I'd...
  2. Martimart

    A couple of questions from my first proper end of season extraction.

    I took some spring honey, but not much, this was my first year of extracting 4 supers. If I explain what I do any advice on it being better would be great. Saturday evening I put porter bee escapes into the crown boards, moved the boards to above the QE. I taped up the airflow vents in the...
  3. Martimart

    Help please with swapping over bees into hive and some into nuc

    The situation is this. 1x Hive which was a swarm from one of my other hives a month ago. Brood box fully drawn and has 3 supers on almost full. 14x 12 hive. 1 x Nuc box again 14 x 12 housing aswarm from about a month ago and these need to go into a hive. The hive at inspection yesterday has...
  4. Martimart

    larvae on the floor

    I'd appreciate a bit of help with this little fella. I've had floors on both my hives over the past 5 days to check varroa drop. on the final day on just one hive I found this, it Amy have been dead, it didn't move or wriggle about. Is it wax moth? also if it's a problem, how to I treat the hive?
  5. Martimart

    Advice on where to place feeder please

    Hi. I have 2 hives both 14x12 both purchased as Nucs in early July this year, Brood / Bee’s over all frames on both hives and both hives have had one super on for the past month. Hive 1 has drawn out the super frames across 7 frames of the super and 3 frames full but not capped and very runny...
  6. Martimart

    What is this on the frame?

    This is my 3rd inspection. I’ve found some comb that looks unlike anything I’ve been before. I can’t see anything like it in the books I have, It looks like loads of queen cups drawn together? iCloud link to video
  7. Martimart

    Nuc into Hive first time

    On Friday me and my very confident little daughter aged 4, finally got our Nuc's of Bees and put them in our 14X12 National Hives. We managed ok and she loved getting involved, loosening the frames for me to put them into the Hives. Hive 1 I noticed after a few hours the bee's were entering the...
  8. Martimart

    Derby / Derbyshire Nuc wanted

    Hi, I'm looking to purchase a overwintered Nuc on National 14x12 brood box frames for April time 2021 or asap if anyone near me has availability of well mannered Bee's it would be greatly appreciated. Maybe around 30 mins to 1hr from Derby driving time would work.
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