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I’ve completed today’s hive inspection on my new colony from June this year. BIAS in brood box abs Queen seen. There’s about 4/10 frames used for stores in brood but looks like 1 of those frames is empty, the other 3 have 50/50 capped/uncapped honey. The super has 4 frames drawn but empty, 2...

My colony from a 5 frame nuc has been expanding every week - increasing brood and brood stores or drawing out super and honey. This weeks inspection though I noticed for first time no real change. It’s been a tough week weather wise as it’s been dull, windy and quite wet. They’re making the...

Not the best pictures…was about to get a decent close up when guard bee decided I wasn’t wanted. This is just outside my hive. Think it’s a hornet mimic hover fly..? I know it’s not strictly bee but interesting…I believe they get confused with Asian hornets….

After a successful inspection yesterday I’m thinking that at some point I need to swap out a brood frame. The frame in question was originally supplied as part of the Nuc. It is an unwired frame and it has been built out to the point that the next frame was already a bit wider than ‘bee space’...

So after the heatwave started to cool down a bit I took the opportunity to try out my new ventilated suit and I like it!! Still quite warm but it was cooler and felt safe! The bees have been very busy over the last 8 days. Total brood up from 4 to 5 frames, but they’ve added 3 frames of stores...

Hi all, I think my hive is progressing well but would be happy to hear thoughts from those with more experience! Here is extract from my records thus far: 24th June: Hive was created by moving a 5 frame Nuc into National standard brood box with 5 frames of foundation added 2 on one side and 3...

So as seems about normal around 2pm today my bees were getting very busy at the hive. There was a fair number around the entrance and quite a ‘cloud’ of bees up to about 2 feet away in front of the entrance. Looked like new brood having orientation, plenty foragers coming and going and then to...

Hi all, So my 5 frame nuc has been settling in and planning to move nuc into hive by end of the week. So far all the bees have been busy and watching them they've been out collecting pollen and such like - all seemed well. The plan is to move them into the hive by end of this week - that would...

Hello all, Thought I’d best post a hello as I’ve only just joined the forum! Learning loads about bee keeping - so fascinating! Where’s all the sunny weather gone!?