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History: We started beekeeping with a large swarm which had been kept in a Nuc box for a while before we got it. We think it sent out another swarm, because it had capped queen cells when we got it. It was split into two hives (put on top of each other) and the lower hive got a virgin queen...

When queens go on their "mating flight", how long are they away? And do they come "home" each evening to their hive? The reason I ask is because we have been given a small swarm. A queen was never identified in the hive and as yet there are no eggs laid. (We have had the swarm for about 10...

Our mentor caught a swarm last week. They were placed in the bottom of our garden last night! Yay... . More soon..........

Hello, Just found your forum. My husband has been keen to keep bees for a couple of years and finally this year we are going ahead! He spent yesterday assembling the National Hive we got on ebay (A Thornes one). It seems a good job although very new looking right now. Last week a friend in...