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Hi Rab, many thanks for advice / quick response. Chris

Hi Everyone. Been reading and learning from the forum almost every day for a year. Put simply, I have one colony, from which I lost a prime swarm on 8th May. I then destroyed 7 QC leaving 2. I bought a 2nd hive the next week (intending to use it as a bait hive to try and get someone elses...

Never thought to ask for test frame. I was just so grateful for the rapid response. He was pretty confident about lack of queen. Received an email this AM from Chairman saying the association has recently been contacted by someone in Cyprus offering mated queens for £25 inc P&P. I have replied...

Yes - all the books I have read say the same thing, start with 2 colonies but as mine was a surprise 60th birthday present I've had to play the cards I was dealt!! BTW after my email to them today on Rab's advice a member of our local branch of BBKA called this evening and has inspected and...

Rab Thank you for prompt reply and for your welcome. I will follow your advice re BKA. No, not laying in the super, I took it off last week and extracted 12lbs honey. Should have made clear that it is no longer on. Regards Chris

Hi everybody. First season and learnt loads from watching this forum. Now need a hand! Briefly, 5 frame nuc arrived early May. All well until apparent supercedure late June. Some eggs and some sealed brood then spotted 16th July. 3 empty frames in BB and super on so assumed low swarm risk...