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I will be doing vertical splits this year with division boards (Converted from crown boards ) what height flange/ frame thickness should be the minimum for the queen to get through as I've just bought some from Thornes to convert and they are not very deep.

I put a bait hive seven foot up on a shed 50 ft away from my other hive. It has attracted a swarm which is increasing nicely. Any suggestions how I can move it next to the other hive ?

Yesterday ,after keeping an eye on some empty queen cups for the last 3 weeks or so.I carried out an inspection. I appear to have a fraction of the bees in the hive that i had with considerably less activity at the hive entrance . There are now eggs in some of the cups. I can't find the queen...

Early one September morning I noticed a cluster of approx 20 soggy,dead and dying bees on the front of my hive about 3 inches away from the hive entrance. I flicked the cluster and they fell on the slab beneath. Amongst the bees was an unmarked queen,dead. I was already aware that the hive was...