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Hi All, I am looking for 4 full hives with good queen and docile bees. I am in Uxbridge near Heathrow.

I looked after the hives well last year and were Verroa treated at the end of the season. I had a reasonable honey crop as well. Obviously, this is the time of year one should start managing them properly ( AS, Verroa, etc).

Hi, Due to relocation and moving abroad, I have 4 hives with bees for sale. All overwintered well and getting very active now. Each hive has one or two partly filled super/supers, some from last year. Asking for £600 for the lot. However, may split. I am in the Heathrow area Hazem

Hi Kaz, Never seen them before, must've been very exciting. Thank you for the link. Off to the garden with my camera. Haz

Hi, I may interested as well. I live in Uxbridge and wondered if I can view it. Regards, Hazem

It is £4.59 and free delivery from here: http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-local/frameset/detail/903609_Lanes_Lecigran_Lecithin_Granules___250g.html

My Association are making bulk buy from Wynne Jones.

Hi, Some of my colonies are strong and doing well. I am planning to make some nucs. I will be using 2 store and 3 brood frames. Now I need to know: 1- When is the best time to form the nucs? 2- Can I mix the frames (with or without the bees) from different colonies? 3- Is it late to let...

So do you think that he should requeen asap?

Thank you PH. I always look forward to you answers and comments.

I had similar situation to Dewin Dwl, but perhaps 2 weeks ahead. Patience is the key. I inspected last week after leaving it alone for over 3 weeks. Found lots of brood, capped and uncapped as well as eggs. Did not see the queen. It might be worth mentioning that there was lots of stores and...

Thank you all for your replies. I had a go using the Apidea with a virgin queen and some bees (less than what is recommended). Left them for for over 3 weeks. When I inspected them last week I found one frame still untouched, the second is well build with stores and the 3rd had stores and...

Hi, A friend of mine was approached by a company who want him to keep some of his hives on their grounds. They also offered to pay him some money for keeping them there (every bee keeper's dream for an Out-Apiary). They didn't ask for anything in return (e.g. share of the honey). He reckons it...

Thanks guys. I will try and see what happens. Just received an email from my Beekeeping Association telling us that Mr.Terry Clare, who is the President of Bibba, and an expert on the use of mini mating nucs is visiting us on the 20th to talk about Apideas and give practical hands on...

P.H. I will have a look at them tomorrow morning, then I will tell you how many frames they are covering. I hived them in a 11 frames BB that is partly drawn with few frames of stores.

Guess what? Went back an hour later only to find that they have gone. 50 yards down the plot a saw swarm gathering on a branch. I do not think it is the same one as it looks much bigger. Got it on a big carton and hived straight away. this is the documentation as taken by my daughter who...

Hi guys, While I was checking my bee's this morning I saw what appears to be a swarm. I took these photos. Please tell me what you think. I'll be going back to hive them in the travel box that you can see in one of the photos. Thanks!

Sorry about the confusion. I did not see the queen, and I presumed she is not there because I could not see any eggs or even uncapped brood. Thanks

Hi, I mention in the section of the forum that I found several queen cells. They looked "nice" in the sense of shape and size. I have 3 brand new Apidea units. I never used them and not sure how to use them. I read a bit on how to rear queens using the Apidea. I am very tempted to have a...

Hi, I took possession of a double brood colony yesterday. Moved it 25 miles and put in its new place. I knew that it had not been managed or inspected for the last few weeks (may be 3 to 4 weeks). Went about an hour ago and saw lots of bee out flying getting orientated and other flying...