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Ok first of all i have had my bee hive down my grandads garden for around 14-16moths now and never been a problem. About 1-2months befor next door moved in. Last night after catching a ferel swam in my bait box at work. I tuck them to my grandads ot put them in a small hive but the queen got...

When is it best to switch over to 14x12. Is there a best time in the year to do this ?

As above really just want to know the best way to do it if you get a queen in the post. For replaceing an old one in your hive. Also how do people who breed queens insure that the dont interbreed ?

Since haveing bees some 14months ago all has been going grate. Up to 2 hives and a nuc maybe two nuc`s soon. Iam 25 so quite young and fit not over weight. So getting to the point. But reguards sings 1st was a red dot 2nd zize of 2p 3rd red lump then the 4th 4 days ago got me though my bee...

Iam finding my DN4 way too small now. As above 14x12 or Double brood ? Hive are both WBC, bees are carnis inside the hive and really build up fast two years on the trot so time to change! Nearly bought the 14x12 last week, but thought twice as maybe there is another way of thinking ? From...

Anyone run a dubble queen hive, as in a single hive with dubble drood box but with two queens ? Its meant to produce impressive honny yealds. Just wondering if anyone has tryed or does.

After an emergence requeen has begun when should the excess QC be removed in days after egg in cups and how meany should be left in the hive ? As i guess if there are to meany QC they would split with casts from the hive. Which are not productive with a hunny crop. Just wondering for my own...

Basicly a local farm shop said they will buy all my hunny off me, as there is a big call for it. So long as its labbeled up right by me eg use by date lot number and so on. But iam selling to one sole farm shop is there any probs with this ? They seam happy with this they just want to see a jar...

After my queen failed my fault on that my one hive has been queenless for around 30-36days and now i have managed to bump start it and now has a laying queen somewhere. Did a quick inspection today to find eggs so new queen laying but 6 out of 11 frames are full of pollon/hunny. Thus limiting...

Wouldnt mind some mentorship with some med to advanced level. All the best Ryan

Has anyone ever seen this befor ? Was outside one of my hives that is going though a new queening process. I was tidying up the tree next to the hive. Then I saw two bee`s fly out stuck to each other in a C shape and went directly up into the sky. This all happend in the matter of ten seconds...

I have two hive one lost its queen a fue weeks " my fault live and learn" which is a carni type bee. The other is a swam i removed for a friends garden 7miles away and of unknown type of bee to me, but i dont think there Carnolian like my others as they dont build up as fast. The so the problem...

I have two hive from last year both come though the winter. The one is weeker than the other due to me getting it late in the year from a friends garden in a composter "a swam". Anyway the weeker hive altho going though rapid build up at the moment, i decided to paint/dot the queen on her back...

Alright got a swarm sunday now being 4 days on they have filled one frame with wax and started on another and she has started laying around 80-100 eggs :cheers2: I have been feeding them golden surup what you get from the shop, as i have been waiting on an order came today lucky. But the golden...

A mate from across town asked if i could come over as he couldnt see his greenhouse. Didnt take me 30mins to get them just found the qween, picked her up and in the boxs she went and they all followed.

Hello. Had my hive about 4weeks or so now and they are going though rapid build up at the moment and pulling the suppers out. I supose they have filled 6 frames give or take with brood and the other have 50/50 hunny there ish. My problem is i pulled the bottom of my floor out on my WBC hive...