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oops just seen the other thread on overwintering.

Hi,i have a four frame nuc which i am hoping to keep through the winter,any advice on protection and feeding through the winter would be welcome. All seem ok at moment.Have been feeding them syrup which they are still taking.Weather turning a lot colder now.

Hi Pete, got to agree with GingerNut , i enjoyed reading your thread and found it interesting and informative. My first season and i really enjoy reading all the threads. I think its great to get the different veiws and advice .Good luck with your venture.

Hi, thanks for info on the spinner. Great video and really informative .Really great to be able to post a question and get the answer .

Hi, help cant seem to locate the two frame extractor video,i have looked on the video tab with no success .Would love to view it.Whats its title? :)

sounds like a good idea,think i might try that.Thanks for info.

Good reply,bit drastic ,but very effective ,how ingenious lol.

Well not sure how far in the nest goes ,never thought about putting bin bag over them.I was a bit concerned about fire as they are so near the hive.Might try the bin bag if l can get near them. Thanks for the reply.

Its in a old stone wall at the rear of the hive,

Hi,any suggestions on the best way to get rid of a wasps nest? Its 5ft from the hive and is a real hazzard for me and the bees.

Thanks for the reply, sounds quite complecated. Is it very common?

Hi, can anyone tell me how to test for Acarine? Have any of you had personal experiance of it?

Love watching this ,keep going back to it:)

Hi, just wondered if any of you guys had brought products from Fragile Planet and what you thought of the standard there.Its the nearest supplier to me in Shropshire.

Not really sure,may be.It was all the dead bees i was worried about.Have not been able to inspect the frames since they were put in the hive to see if everything is alright inside.{bad weather and not being here the last four days}would it do more harm than good if i looked if weather still bad...

Hi, i asked a question about a week ago about dead bees around the new hive.I have been away for four days and on inspection on return have find about 40 dead bees under the hive, so i am concerned.Could not open up the hive as it was so cold and wet tonight.What do you suggest i do?Bees were...

Thanks ,i think i need to take a chill pill :)

Thanks for replies, had a very quick look and bees dont seem to have taken much food feeder still pretty full.didnt have access to a camara tonight so cant take a picture .only took the crown board off and bees very very quiet.Still abit concerned about some of the bees dieing .

Hi,wondered if i could get advice on how long i should feed new bees ?We put a five frame nuc in the main hive andit has been in there for three days .We had a blip with first feed leaking and put new feed on .should we look tonight to see if the bees need more or leave alone?also a few bees...

Gosh what a relief!thought i had done lasting damage.Thanks for the quick reply saved me a sleepless night.