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Get a mated queen in there of you must ... personally I wouldn't at any time in August and id just join them with a weaker hive but that just my preference , everyone is different I suppose

Same issue here .... north west coast .... 3 supers all gone

Starvation warning issued by the Welsh BKA ..... Read on Web page

Perfect ... thanks.. 🙂

Personally I'd kill miss queen and swap a few frame of brood and eggs from a colony that is chilled out

So up to now I've Been pretty lazy when it comes to queen's... pretty much buying them in most of the time. But I've just incubated my first 10 virgins and I'm pondering over a question...... I've seen beeks mark virgins is that normal ? ( I won't be doing it ). I've seen beeks bank there...

I'm 50 lol .... bloody heavy your right .... but I'm 50 ... I'm not dead yet 😅

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The BBKA does an amazing beekeeping for beginners book on amazon for roughly £10 .... As a new starter I'd advise heading for something like that ( Neutral and standard) .. Otherwise you'll end up with beeks confusing you all over the place...

Scaffold boards pretty much exact width of a national brood... I've made several hives from scaffold boards .... never bother with supers anymore , does anyone ??

Don't know where you are in the country but in a week or two were expecting solid daily late teen temperatures for a few weeks.. We're I am you can set your clock to the swarm season .... its usually from 22nd of May onwards and peaks around 31st .... I've even seen them in the pouring rain

Hi what area are you please

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They were and still are mite free ... already said that

Apivar

Yeah I've got some pond liner ill give it a try coming season

The hive was full insulated as previously stated, including the roof .... hay has been a fantastic insulation material since the days off monks and will continue to be ... insulation is insulation... let's not get into the chemistry and physics behind building regs .. at the end of the day its...

Yeah I'm hearing you !!! They went into winter double deep it was a massive colony.... I think your advise is sound and I'll do exactly what you've said .... I've already done half of that just need to add the bees to it and kill the dud !!! .. Cheers 🍻.... I feel sad killing even 1 bee 🐝

How can she be a virgin I ask myself .... surly the winter bees would be dead of thats the case the whole colony will be dead