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OK... next little issue. I went away on holiday for a week and had a friend look after the bees (just the one hive). unfortunately there was an issue involving putting the sealed crown board onto the brood box in-between the supers for a few days... it got sorted when they realised (by...

OK, cool... with this method what do you do In the spring - is it just a matter of removing the super you've over-wintered?

This sounds like a good plan to me... I do like a simple plan

Perfect... I am in Anglesea at the moment for the week and have a friend checking my hive for me – he says it's all pretty good in the Brood box and the flow is still good back home...

My dilemma is this: I have one hive with single brood box, I have an 90% capped super and have just placed a second super on. This is my first year of keeping bees so do I: a) Leave the supers x2 on and they can feed the bees over winter b) Take off the full super and hope the bees start...

I did a check today - flicked another larvae off the inspection board… didn’t see any other evidence, the hunt continues

I am going back in on Sunday for a really good look around (weather permitting)…. the colony is pretty strong and covering nearly all the frames in the brood box and are up in the super.

OK cool – It was just a little disconcerting seeing them sat there wiggling away... :)

I think I have Wax Moth I am first year beekeeper the National hive is doing well, all the brood frames are filled out and have bees on them, I placed a super on with a queen excluder on 12 days ago and they have filled out 80% of it and they have filled most with honey – so generally I thought...