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ok great I'll give it a go

thanks for the great advice. The bees must have swarmed while we were on holiday 2 weeks ago.

thanks for the advice, I'd really like to try and restart the colony with this new queen, is it possible to add workers from another hive?

thanks for the advice, I guessed it would be too few. I'll have to see if I can get some extra workers, is this possible?

Hi Phill, thank you for your advice. I can't find any sign of a queen or queen cells. I am concerned that the few bees left behind (under 100 this afternoon but declining quickly less than half that this evening) will not be able to sustain her until a new brood is hatched. thanks again I'm in...

Hello. I think my hives swarmed as I have very little bees. I have ordered a new queen to coma before 1pm tomorrow but I am worried that I don't have enough bees in the colony to sustain her. Thank you

I read that worker bees pipe,but within the time I have been exposed to bees and bee keepers this is rarely mentioned. I wondered If others had witnessed their bees doing this? curiosity is the reason for the new thread... and yes some very sensible replies to which I am grateful. Danielle

Hello. My nuc is small, no sign of a queen, the cells along with many lava died of cold. I want to reunite the nuc with the original colony however there is a constant piping noise, but its not the same as a queen piping.Has any one else witnessed their bees doing this? What is the best method...

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Fantastic news, I did an inspection yesterday and to my surprise, I have a queen again in my main hive. In previous checks she had seemingly disappeared, no queen no eggs and only old brood. As mentioned I was told to start a nuc as there were qc in the hive. so I did. The nuc is another...

No I took all qc out. Six frames at zenith aprox 30,000 bees. I'm not sure they did have lava in the cells so I took it as they were qc. I'm going to do an inspection in half hour I will take photos and put them on my blog. Thanks for the response, helpful to discuss. how long should a capped qc...

Ok, cheers the bees do look as tho they are chilled. I stocked the nuc with 1 brood, 1 store's and the frame with qc. The old hive at the point of the photos only had 2 frames of brood. There has been a few occasions the bees looked as tho they were going to swarm, so perhaps they did, I haven't...

Thank you. Further research shows that worker bees do make a noise, if the hive is under threat. As I have mentioned before the piping I hear is just a short sharp sound, alike the first half of a qb piping. I also think that It will possibly be best (safest) to reunite the two colony's and...

Thank you really warming, I have a local mentor he said that we should put the nuc back in the old hive I will let you know how me and my bees get on Cheers

There is a frame of honey I put in from my hive, which I haven't shown in the blog, but they don't seem to be taking much of that? The dead adult bees in cells is this why? are they starving? I presumed they would take the frame of honey I had taken from the super from the original colony Cheers!

Best let bee! Thanks again really usefull site, Ok so here are the pics on my blog I hope these help! Cheers!

My hive will be Queen less then, mmm would you buy a new queen? Thanks!

Thank you you've been very helpful, any Ideas of what to do next, cheers

I am based in the West Midlands. Kettles on and thanks for the advice Danielle.