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they have two supers on at the moment one full of honey should I put a another super just to give them room

thank you I will try that sounds less stressful for the bees and for me lol

I was not thinking of doing that to them I am thinking reading your replys that I might have to order ten brood frames make them up with no foundation and swap them over one frame at a time I might even spot the queen lol catch her and mark her wha hay

thank you the new hives have complete frames with foundation so I could get some try some thing on these lines My wife made all the frames up i seen it done on u tube JP the bee man. I do not want to set them back to much. thanks you again

Hello fuller bee hope your bee keeping is fun I am also in Wiltshire. all the best Alistair

Evening folks Some advice, pointers please My first hive that I was given is a commercial hive, they over wintered but were weak, they have bounded back and are now getting grumpy for lack of space. The queen is not marked and I am not the only one to have searched for her, she is...

Thank you folks some on order.

I have a varrao problem in my only hive I have been reading the Apiguard is not best used in spring what is the best treatment for varrao in the spring specially with the frosts we been having in the morning what one would you folks recommend ? many thanks in advance

their Apiary manger is not the problem the problem was that the apiary i had to move them on to was a new members apiary and he locked it to stop the locals just wondering in and getting stung and he did not any other keys cut. I am happy i am on my own site now.

I have got several books that i am reading at the mo one being the Haynes bee manual and get started in Bee Keeping which I am taking notes from as I am burrowing it other books I have include bees at the bottom of the garden, guide to bees and honey and bee keeping for dummies I agree...

i see that makes sense that had not been explained to me thanks for that

i have just today spoken to the association and have got a different mentor who is looking at the hive on Saturday he has bees near my hive one question why is it not a good idea to keep the queen excluder on over winter ?

can not remember exactly when but it was when the association treated their hives and it was Apiguard just about to order some, also have feed then today with bee patty and fondant

yes they were over wintered with the super on and the queen excluder and they were strong up to the last inspection which was done with the association. They are in a deep commerical brood box and had over three brood frames full of food I was advised that was enough. I could not get...

Evening Folks new bee here After moving my hive to my new apiary last light and that kind of alerted me that something was not quite right , while blocking up i saw only two bees and when we unblocked it we stepped back and nothing. I did a very nervous first inspection today...

sure is but I do loose time just watching the little darlings

Evening all I am Alistair Riggs and i live in Wilton in Wiltshire and work in the close in Salisbury I have just started in bee keeping this will be my first full year. I have all ways been interested in bees being a gardener all my working life I have tried to get hives into my...