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Dispite regular inspections, one of my hives has swarmed taking the queen with them. I have inspected it and found 3 sealed queen cells and one in the process of being sealed. There appears to be plenty of bees and stores left behind, do I now let nature take its course and let the new queen...

They have arrived !!! Hear:willy_nilly:d them coming first got here about 2.00pm today, all now housed in hive

Unfortunatly it appears that they are robber bees, disappeared last night but came back today in even greater numbers coming and going in great numbers all day only to disapear again. Is there any chance that they may descide to stay, or will they just disapear when they find a different sourse...

I hope so !! if so how long after would a full swarm arrive, would it be hours or even a couple of days ?

I have had a bait hive place on top of my wood shed for the past month or so.It contains a broad box containing a mixture of new foundation and some older drawn frames. This weekend following advice on this forum I place a small bottle of lemongrass oil inside. On returning home from work today...

Thanks for the replies could be snow drops. They are in a field just outside of our village; just shows how far they will travel

Visited my bees today, it was just like a summers day with them coming and going laden with pollen. This pollen was bright orange, so much so it was almost luminous, some appeared so laden down they could hardley fly. Has anyone any ideas which plant this pollen could have come from, as there...

thanks for all your advice.I currently have a national hive, I was hoping to have two strong colonys by the end of the year, so it appears that I may be best to buy two full additional hives making three in total to cover for swarm control etc and enough supers and frames to cover any honey...

I am a new beekeeper going into my second year. I currently have one hive, consisting of an open mesh floor, brood box, and two supers, queen excluder,crown board and roof etc My swarm collected last May seems to be going strong (touch wood) plenty of bees and stores, but I want to be prepared...

I have also been to a talk by Phil, found it very interesting but have decided to go down the traditional route for now, but may look at a TBH in the future. Bio Bee site and forum is very good

I live just outside Chippenham in Wiltshire

Hi, I am new to be keeping, I have done a beginners course, joined my local club and have a new National hive but can't find any bees !!!. Does anyone have or know where I may get a nuc from. I live in Wilts but am willing to travel