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I picked up a swarm 5 or 6 weeks ago and put it on 14 x 12. I have a prolific layer and there are doing lots of collecting. However, they are storing all the honey in the brood box with nothing in the super. Is this because they are not ready to expand into a super yet, although there are a lot...

As I think forward to next year and about my approach to Swarm Control, it has been suggested that I consider using an entrance above the queen excluder as shown on the Modern Beekeeping site. See http://www.****************.co.uk/graphics/cms/Queen%20Trap%20Instructions.pdf I would...

As ever I come in search of guidance please. A few weeks ago I collected a relatively small swarm and put it in a nuc box with 3 frames of partially drawn foundation (14 x 12) with a little stores. After a week I was very pleased to find that there were eggs on 2 of the frames. At the next...

I have a relatively large queenless colony [suspect that it has a virgin queen and have added a frame of eggs to check]. Anyway, they have been storing lots of honey in the brood box, should I worry about this ? When the queen wants to starts laying will they move it into the super ? or should I...

Opened up one of my hives that is amid the OSR to find very little capped brood, a few capped queen cells and plenty of bees in the brood box. As I then started going through the supers (2) I found eggs, larvea and the queen in the bottom one !!!! I have destroyed the queen cells and relocated...

I have just established my first out apiary at a local farm. Everything is going well, the OSR is just turning yellow and the bees are loving it. I would appreciate guidance or comments on the best way to get the bees off of myself before getting into the car for the drive home. Thanks in...

At the end of last summer when I started feeding, I left a super on one of my hives. This was primarily as there were so many bees when I removed the other supers I wanted to leave some space. Anyway, they duly took plenty of syrup down and filled the brood box and a super. So after a mild...

As a new beekeeper, I removed supers about a week ago and added a feeder and varoa medication. I have been filling the feeder every other day and all appeared to be OK, although the hive did appear to be exceptionally full of bees, particularly having removed the supers. Anyway, late this...

As a new beekeeper am enjoying my first summer. All is going well, there are lots of bees and I have 2 supers that are nearly full. I would appreciate comment on whether its better to add supers to the top or the bottom of existing supers ? Do the bees fill from the bottom or the top ? Thanks

I have today extracted my first honey and surprisingly the kitchen floor is not too bad !!!! My wife is very surprised at how little mess I made, although I still think that the floor will need another wash. The question that I would appreciate comment and views on, is -- How much does one...

As a new beekeeper that is eagerly waiting my first honey, I would appreciate views on the size of filter to use. I have seen filters from 600 down to 75 microns. I though the objective was to remove any luimps of wax that had got through ? Or is this to remove pollen as well ? I would intend...

I have just had my first proper look in the hive for this year. It all looks good, eggs, lavea, queen all seen, couple of frames of stores and lots of bees. I did however find about a dozen capped drone cells all together on one frame, is this normal ? I am very new to beekeeping, with this...

I am a new beekeeper with one relatively small colony. I added sugar fondant on New Years Day and they have consumed about 3kg since then. They have been flying and bringing pollen over the last few days, but the fondant has nearly all gone. Should I add more fondant or start using a 1:1 syrup mix ?

This is my first winter with Bees. When I closed them up for the winter in November, I changed the glass crown board for a wooden one. I thought that a wooden one would probably be warmer. As it is a new colony I am about to open the top, add an eke and then put in some fondant. I would...