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Bought a five frame nuc about a month ago. They are doing well and steadily drawing out the 6 frames of foundation. They are not all drawn on both sides yet but I have noticed in the evening that the hive looks jam packed with bees over all frames (looking in the entrance with a torch). I...

I have recently bought a five frame nuc. As I was short of equipment I placed them in a national hive and added frames of foundation and shut the entrance down. They were given 2 pints of syrup followed by a further 2 pints a week later especially as the weather has turned a bit iffy. They...

Due to illness, I had to leave my out-apiary for approx 3 seasons. The bees eventually dissappeared. Not suprising really. Last week I bought a nuc to start over again and went to apiary to pick up some kit only to find that someone had put bees in one of my hives. This is not a stray swarm...