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Hi Eric yes the cell was made after the frame of brood. I haven't seen any new eggs as of yet. The cell has larvae in it.

Thanks for that glad people take the time to help out other hobbyists.

Thanks that's very helpful. I was just worried they would struggle to build up well enough for winter if I let them make there own queen.

Hello all I have a swarm i suspected they were queenless. I added a frame of brood from another hive. They have built a queen cell on another frame does this mean they are queenless stil. Also if they are queenless can I knock of the queen cell and introduce a mated queen or leave them to it...

Hello yes I've had it about a week and half.Inspected it last week. Thanks for the advice I will try and get some eggs as soon as possible. I only took the swarm because it had no where else to go did it as a bit of a rescue.

Hello all. I have recently been given a swarm to look after its in a nuc box. There is no sign of any eggs at all. I spoke to the lady from the association she said it's either queenless or has a virgin queen. She advised me to put in a frame of eggs and see if they build a queen cell. I really...

Thanks for that much appreciated.

Sorry 2.2 miles.

Hi all. I am picking up a nucleus in a couple of days. Where I am picking it up from is less than 3 miles away. Any tips or methods on reorientating the bees. Also if you put a branch or something Infront how long do you leave it there. Thanks Andrew