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my second nuc of bees i hived on the 4th of may seem to be struggling to establish very few foraging bees and i noticed today around 20 dead and dieing bees on the floor infront of the entrance,this nuc came with a caged queen she was released after 4 days and i fed sugar syrup from the start...

Thanks RAB. The bees came on five drawn frames with brood and stores and have since drawn comb on two additional frames so they are now up to seven drawn frames the colony size has increased somewhat over the last week, i am able to see the bottom of the frames through the mesh floor and have...

Hi Aly. good to hear your bees are doing so well and thanks for your comments. Steve

should i do a full inspection now?they have been hived a week or should i leave them longer to settle. Steve

RAB. The bees were from a hive split a 2010 queen and five frames,all new additional foundation was added to fill the brood box when i hived the bees, in this last week they have built comb on at least 2 of the new frames, my main question was when should i open the hive up for a full...

I picked up my 1st bees last monday (Thanks Liam) they seem to be settled and foraging well, at what point should i do a full inspection? i have monitored them through the OMF and i now have 7 frames covered with bees with comb drawn on two new foundation sheets,at what point should i add a...

i did take a look this evening there are some bees inside but not a large amount, will see what happens tommorow will keep you posted,thanks for your relies

brood foundation only, no drawn comb.i sat watching them for a while some bees were guarding the entrance alowing some past yet others were being attacked.

i set my new hive up in the garden yesterday i will be moving it to an out apiary when i take delivery of my nuc soon hopefully,but to my suprise there was some activity yesterday with bees going in and out and today the numbers have increased to probably a hundered or so there also seems to be...

As has been said willow takes root very easily from cuttings, £7 from tesco is expensive. this time of year you can buy dry rooted plants http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/10X-GOAT-WILLOW-Hedge-Hedges-Tree-Hedging-60-90cm-e145-/260667213042?pt=UK_HomeGarden_Garden_PlantsSeedsBulbs_JN&hash=item3cb0fa04f2...

hi iam also looking for a nuc to start in spring have sent a pmbee-smillie

that is such a shame Cliff but i suspected as much,my 12 year old son has shown a real interest in beekeeping which is another good reason to start againbee-smillie

thanks hedgerow pete will do:cheers2:

thanks peterS i do intend to scorch the insides but was intending to try and salvage some of the frames if i can dismantle and treat these before fitting new foundationsbee-smillie

oliver, it was a boarding school in devizes,the then woodworking teacher was also a beekeeper and we had several hives set up within the school grounds he used to run an after school beekeeping club for those interested,i do have fond memories of managing the bees i also accommpanied the...

thanks for the reply,s i can see your an active forumbee-smillie i do intend to join the local beekeeping clubbee-smillie

just to say hello and introduce myself,my name is steve and i did beekeeping at school some 35 years ago its something i have wanted to get back into for a long time, i purchased some hives from a farm sale last year which i am renovating/cleaning ready to start out in the new year. any advise...