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You could always cut the willow back to a stump when it’s a bit bigger and keep it as a withy for the canes - always useful, decorative, and will maximise the flower for the bees!

It’s also worth mentioning that the hive is in a very rural location well away from sub stations and power lines. No people either.

No, not marked or clipped I’m afraid. Something I’m going on o have to improve on. However the time of year and lack of drones (around here anyway) would suggest that she was not replaced since, or for sometime before, the move. I’m reasonably sure that I still have the original queen.

Yes, pretty sure

Still a bit aggressive, no sign of calming down after a week

I’ve recently moved a colony of bees from inner Bristol to a hill in the wilds of N Somerset. New queen last June, Buckfast, reputable supplier. The colony has previously been very quiet but they have now become quite aggressive - coming up to meet you as you approach across the field! They are...

I keep a small number of hives in Bristol and in rural N Somerset.