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I think they were in swarm mode because the brood box had 4 frames full of sugar syrup+honey from last year and not much room but I didn't have a queen excluder on and though they had plenty of room because she was laying in the super

The super is with the split and the brood with most of the food (no flying bees to forage) They have not swarmed I think next chink of sun and they would have been away. The Queen cell is just about sealed.

Moved the hive the 20 meters. Weather was'nt great and the flying bees came out in small numbers back to the original site. Did not put a frame of eggs back to original in case they made more Queen cells just a frame of feed and sealed brood. Dont think all the flying bees are out yet but a good...

Going to go for it tomorrow ,Thanks Will let you know how I get on

Should I shake a frame of nurse bees or will the sealed brood hatch to become nurse bees

I've noticed charged queen cells and cant find the queen to do an AS Is there anything wrong with doing a split like this Move the original hive 20 meters Put a new hive with frames on the original hive position All the flying bees return to the original hive All the brood and queen are 20...

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I recently set up a swarm trap and sprayed some sugar water inside along with lemongrass oil after about a week I have noticed about 10 honey bees visiting was wondering if they are scout bees or robbers is there a difference

I,m a novice myself but i recon if the queen cell has hatched your nuc could have swarmed or a swarm is imminent the first chink of sun. If you see new eggs i recon it should be ok. and leave alone. I think its best not to tamper too much.

Nothing in flower here in Central Scotland that I can see, but the bees were flying for a few days after xmas and bringing in pale pollen.A few inches of snow lying at the moment

I,m a relative newbe at beekeeping but have kept 2 hives in the hen run with no problems for the past 2 years.I found that a few of the smarter chooks get to know they can eat the dead bees and they love the dead drones.The only slight prob. is they like to roost and poop on top of the...

The queen was from my original hive .The swarm went with the old queen.My hive made queen cells and developed a new queen which is doing well.

I have pemission to remove facia,s next to the hole the bees are using.Its a very large swarm.Prime swarm from my hive which was bursting with bees.

Its a swarm from my hive No other beekeeper within 10 miles

My hive swarmed when on holiday about 4 weeks ago. Have just found the location of the swarm its in a side wall of a building Was thinking of trying to collect the swarm .Its near to public and buildings “Could this go very wrong perhaps?”My first time doing this and would take any advice.If i...

Dont worry about the hens I had the same concerns last year I let the hens run free beside the bees now and no problems. The hens seem to sence to keep away from the bees when you have the hive open.I've not seen a hen eating a bee yet although they eat everything else and all other insects.(...

The thieves are becoming hi-tec now they will be using google earth to pinpoint exact location of numbers of hives They use it also to steal central heating oil.

Was wondering what controls the intake of pollen in a hive .I noticed last year at certain times about 1 in 20 bees coming with pollen and other times 1 in 5 and then sometimes none,and different hives coming in with more pollen than others.

Go into your chippy order a mars bar, unrap it ,ask to cover it in batter and fry for 2 min. Brill.....

Last year had some broccoli which went to flower noticed the bees were hammering the yellow flower.Planning on planting a lot just for the flowers. "Does any one know of any tips to make it go to flower quick.?" Also have aquired 1kg of white clover seed and planning to plant."Is it just a case...