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-1C this am. Nice and sunny and 9C later on, no wind. So inspected three nucs, found the last Queen I have failed to find this year, marked her , fed all nucs (with thymolised syrup), and supered a very strong Langstroth jumbo# which had been a two box nuc last week. Bees all very good natured...

Talking to people about bees and assisting training newbies. DIY Queen rearing. Swarm prevention - a challenge. Making a "profit" - before my labour (Otherwise making a big loss)

A lanyard is your ally. I use one and cannot lose a hive tool as a result.

cough :cool::eek::confused::mad::(:poop::devilish::devilish::alien:

It is an IQ measure: 81. :cool:

About an hour later, I manged to split the second nuc.. These are 2 x6 frame Maisemore/BS Honey nucs so quite large.. It was 6C then and hail lying on the ground. It was quick and easy.. Yes I know it breaks all the rules. both alive this am..

Managed to split one hive this pm, then it hailed BIG style,, 8C now and thunder.. Forecast it might get better briefly later on. At least it prevents bees returning to their original hive :) (I did manage to find and mark a supercedure Q in the half light.)

I am afraid it offends my KISS principles.

Shed felt works well. I have one, HEAVY, heavy, heavy.

Climate Change is for the waverers . Global Warming is full fat full on...

"Tangential" suggests a smallish deviation.. This site specialises in 3D tangents with all three directions varying together.

I keep in my garden with main hives: just other side 25 meters away. Rarely lose any .None last winter. Can rarely get single nucs to survive without feeding - last year after June it rained - a lot - every colony had to be fed (Had taken two honey crops by end June) Most were down to their...

After last week's highs of 15C (!). 11C today , cloudy, watery looking sun. No wind. Ideal for trying to find Qs in my five nucs - I could not find any last week when I added foundation and doubled brood boxes. Found 2 Qs marked Red from last year, could not find 2 but queen laying and found...

Option 2 is safer. Align the hive in the car so the frames run front to rear and not sideways. Rock from cornering is therefore reduced. Strap the hive down so it cannot move inside the car. Ensure a full complement of frames so no internal frame movement is possible. Deliver to new location ...

Please video it and put it on YouTube.

I can drive 4 miles and be in Southern Cheshire. It's about 100 meters lower in elevation and 2-3C warmer.

Specialise in doing splits.

Scotland? The country whose police are so busy with investigating hate crimes , they cannot chase real criminals? As an exiled Scot, I have to say no...NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO