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As I recall it...no dead bees on the bottom, one or two with heads in cells.....

Hi Oliver Yes, I was wondering about that....they all seemed 'present and correct' right up until my last inspection a couple of weeks before the exodus, and then - nothing. Very strange....

Thanks....I really appreciate the encouragement. Managed to hang onto my first colony for nearly two years, but I'd like to do better this time!

My bees swarmed last Spring (2011) leaving me with an empty hive. I've since bought a second hive, and had planned to start again this Spring with two new nucs. However, the Great British Summer has meant that I've not been able to obtain the two nucs (with queens) which I wanted, and which I...