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I have a WBC on a double brood, lots of bees in both, A super on the top, new foundation, and just a dozen or so bees walking about, doing nothing.:banghead: Any thoughts?

Just been for a quick look at the hives. It's persisting down , and the girls are out flying. I'm speechless.

At what stage of a Queen cell development are the bees likely to swarm?

They were seen coming over the alottments at about 10 o'clock. They landed in a row of Red Currant bushes, but were spread over about 10 feet, with no central cluster. Took awhile, collecting several clumps, not sure if I have the queen, although when I put a load in the Nuke, a few started...

On Good Friday I collected a huge swarm. I put the nuke in the postion a friend wanted it (I gave the swarm to him) Saturday he hived it. I asked if he had fed them, and he said no, I suggested he did. I went to see them on Sunday, and he had left a space and they had built brace comb from...

Who killed the Honey Bee? http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p007vhcp

http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9312000/9312256.stm Look forward to seeing results from this.bee-smillie

But How much do I need to feed the bees to over winter? My priority is to over winter the colonies, the honey harvest is of secondary interest. I'd prefer to leave as much honey as they need, rather than give them sugar.

Today, I have no brood, no eggs, a hive of very busy bees, who are storing honey like crazy. They are in a brood and a half WBC. The super has very little honey, but they are drawing foundation. Top half of box (half brood chamber) is loaded with honey, bottom section has been cleared of brood...