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    Relocation of a swarm?

    Hi all Last night I hived a prime swarm. I've left the hive at the swarm location to collect the stragglers to day. I intend to move it tonight. It was only afterwards that it occurred to me the swarm is about a mile from where I intend to keep it (my house). Will the bees be likely to return...
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    What type of nuc?

    Hi all I currently use Langstroth hives but I'm planning on making some nuc boxes, possible for sale next year.. should I be making National boxes - to appeal to the masses or Langstroth to fit in with my exiting kit? Would a Langstroth nuc be worth less than a National because of it's less...
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    When to unite colonies ready for the heather flow?

    Hi All This year both of my colonies have been artificially swarmed, giving me 4, but I would like to take a REALLY strong colony to the heather in the New Forest, (I have friends with a farm there) I expect it to move them towards the end of this month. I know I can unite two colonies but...
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    Split colony want to swarm again

    At the end of April I did an artificial swarm on one of my colonies. It had been raising queen cups that we had been removing and the week before were some "proper" cells. We thought we had cleared them all but when I visited there was a good big sealed queen cell. I found the queen and moved...
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    Reusing food jars?

    Hi Everyone. This year is the first year I expect to have sufficient honey to jar up. What is the opinion of reusing food jars - that I have loads of... over buying new jars that seem to be expensive.. The best price I've found seems to be approx 31p a jar incl delivery. Is reuse a "No No"...
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    Caught a cast!!

    This year I half heartedly set up a few unused supers in pairs as "bait hives" to see what would happen. I have two on the ground, in the driveway that I can watch from the kitchen and one on top of a flat roof extension. The flat roof extension hive now has occupants :) It appears to be a...
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    Helping a farmer out...

    My brother took me shooting (pest control) on a farm he has permission on last year. As I was dong the rounds I noticed some "over grown" bee hives. I later offered to help with them as I have recently become a beekeeper. A year later I'm invited over to have a look.. It turns out the hives...
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    No activity outside "strong" hive

    Hi everyone Last year I had two colonies. A "good strong" one that went into winter queen right, (2010 queen) plenty of stores etc. Then there was the "weaker" colony. Not sure if it was queen right at the end :confused: Considerably less bees, not much in the way of stores.. a likely candidate...
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