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Stage 2 ( Bees went last week ) Just had a quick count up in the shed.. Numbers are Approximate ' but I haven't dug to the back of the shed !!!!! 25 + supers. ( filled with frames and some set honey !!!! ) 10 brood boxes + Wire Q/Excluders 10 floors , rooves , & crown boards 6 Poly Nucs (...

I've decided to retire from beekeeping. So I have 10 Colonies for sale all in Nationals ( some on double brood boxes ) These are on three different sites. ( near Downham Market, Norfolk ) Sale will also include the Hives ( to make transport easy. All good queens and just nice friendly bees...

We have a couple of Nucs building up nicely , head by marked 2017 Queens , from our own stock. Currently on 4 frames of brood. ( Hoffman frames ) in Paynes poly's. I would prefer to keep the Nucs... Bees & frames £110 Inspection welcome , locally deliver possible... Downham Market Norfolk...

As beekeepers we experience highs and lows throughout the season..:hairpull: When I found this yesterday , I come to the conclusion, they didn't like their new queen.... And left them to get on with it !

I've heard of it ' but never seen it... What do I do with this one ? 15 Aug, Inspected hive and found capped brood only !!:yeahthat: So had a quick peek in some of the supers ,,,, and yes eggs and lavae... AAARRG..... Sure enough ,found her quite happy laying away.. So simply put her back...

We have 3 Nucs up for sale in the next few weeks. These are all splits from our own colonies , with 2016 Queens.. ( 2/3 frames brood and stores + Q/Cell taken from our colonies late May ). All on national Hoff frames , currently in Poly Nucs They are currently on 3 frames of brood ' but I'm...

We have two overwintered Nucs for sale ( on standard national hoff frames ) 2015 Queens , Geniue Norfolk mongrels ( Freindly Gently bees ) They were treated with Thymol in Sep 2015 and Oxalic acid in Jan 2016. Currently in Paynes Poly Nucs and will need transfering in to Hives within the next...

We had a quick peek at some of our busy colonies last week.. The biggest two,are on 6 frames of brood + have capped drone brood.. Good stores ( maybe to much in one ) so swopped for some drawn comb.. Now for the question... Considering the weather ( chilly nights etc ) and lots of OSR...

This year is our first year running double brood boxes.. These are staying on for the winter.. Most of these hives have ,capped stores in the top brood boxes with brood still being laid in the middle and downwards.. ( nice winter prep ).. Some hives have been fed 2 gallons of 2/1 mix which...

Sorry to mention the W word in August ' But I need to plan ahead and give the girls plenty of time to re-jig their homes..... This year is the first year all our colonies have been on Double national brood boxes.. And the plan has worked ( to some degree ) I'm guessing we'll have a brood...

Would you Split brood with foundation ? Now for the reason behide the question... Cast swarm 22nd May , Straight on to 11 frames of foundation , including 1 shallow frame ). June 18th 3 frames of brood ( Hooray ) Just about to tip them out. June 25th 5 Bias , Marked Queen. July 1st...

Collected a really nice size swarm on the first of June. Dropped the bees straight onto 11 frames of Foundation. Went to check them yesterday , low and behold most of the frames are now drawn with good stores. Now for the interest in bit ,5 capped Queen cells no brood & couldn't see any...

Reading my inspection notes today, I last inspected one of our colonies on 7/4 , so thought I'd better have a quick peek.. Notes for 7 /4/ 15 read " Marked Queen , 4 frames brood , preparing 5th frames for laying. Stores good. Removed super from underneath... Had a peek today 16/4....... 9...

Your opinions please... We are going to start the season with 20 colonies , these have all come from 4 different genetic pools. i.e. 4 queens that originally came from different areas.. Currently these colonies are on 4 different sites ' but with sister / daughters colonies sited next to...

After finding I'd lost a nuc today , I needed a bit of postive so,,, Have a lookie at brother pete's first cut out of the year. I'm holding the smoker & Camera ..:spy: ( which is why you can't see across the room ) ...

Constructive criticism invited.... not worthy 6 frames poly nuc , went into winter full of Bee's & stores.. Treated with api bio just after xmas. ( Bees in 3 seams at this point ) Also placed a bag of fondant on top of the frames at this time... On top of this was an eke with insulation...

Hi Guys and Gals.. Another quick question for you all... We harvested 9 buckets of Mustard / Ivy honey in Sept / Oct. There were still supers on, with honey in when the Mustard flow started. So there could be a few flavours on the go... 8 Buckets look and taste the same , Rock hard ...

Here I am sitting at work on the dreaded nightshift, reading lots of posts about Swarm Control !!!! and just confusing myself again.:ohthedrama: Last year I used three methods of swarm control.. ( with various results ) 1. Nucs, to split off prime Queen + 3 frames. Leaving one Q/C 2. Full...

I'm now about to order our foundation for the coming year ( 200 sheets ). And we've always ordered it from a well known suppler in Lincs. However , I've spotted some on Flea bay , which would work out cheaper ! My Question is..... Is there such a thing as a bargain, when it comes to...

Monday the 26th of October We had a call from our swarm collection coordinator. He says, there's a swarm just down the road from you on the underside of a garden chair. And sure enough there it was.:paparazzi: I'm unsure whether this was a rescue mission or suicide pact. However the girls...