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    Any ideas what is happening here?

    Half an hour ago 1000s bees were flying around the hive making a very loud noise. Now they are covering the outside. Were they about to swarm and changed their mind or is something else going on?
  2. M

    Colony depleted

    I created a nuc about 3 weeks ago with 2 frames of brood and bees and a new queen. All seemed to be going well until this evening when I have found almost all of the bees dead on the floor of the nuc and only a handful and the queen still alive. What can I do to save this queen? I have one...
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    No room in brood box

    I'm using a 14x12 brood box and the bees are filling it with nectar and pollen and leaving almost no room for any brood. I have put a super on with drawn comb to give them more room but they are ignoring it. I'm worried that there is so little room for brood that the colony will soon be...
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    Honey wanted from South Norwood/Croydon area

    I have a colleague who suffers from hayfever and is keen to try solving this by taking local honey - does any forum member live/have hives in this area and honey available to purchase? thanks:)
  5. M

    Confident or foolhardy?

    Just watched this swarm collection - is he very confident or foolhardy? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cvVJllh4_8&NR=1
  6. M

    Another Apiguard question

    Apologies up front if this is a stupid question but this is my first season and everything is a bit daunting! I have put the Apiguard in my hives and closed up in the OM floors - my question is do I leave them closed for the entire duration of the treatment or do I need to check the mite count...
  7. M

    Uniting colonies in different hive types

    I am new to bee keeping and I hope that you will be able to advise me on the best method of uniting two small colonies that are current in different types of hive - one is in a national and the other in a langstroth. I understand the basic concept of uniting colonies using newspaper to separate...
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