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Thanks Martinl a empty hive is where the hive was in case they dont go in to the hive in the new position,and i will re queen as soon as i can.

the queen was marked but i have not seen her.

The family is 3 adults and a puppy the first sting was to the dog and 2 adults were stung whilst sat outside the hive is facing away from the garden and there is a 4.5 ft hedge between the hives and the garden .This is the start of my 3rd year and my bees have always been calm before. when i...

i am going to re queen my hive as soon as possible i have no intention of ditching the old colony ,i meant if all else fails i will start again.as a inexperienced beekeeper i find this site helpful most of the time but everyone has a different opinion and decisions have to be made.the hive had...

Thanks little john will place a spare hive in old position used leylandi at friends recomandation

I have taken advice from a beekeeping friend the hive could not stay where it was so it has been moved 500 yards further away,it will stay closed till thursday early evening. in front of the hive is a few sticks with leaves on. you some times have to do the best you can,not able to move any...

Thanks everyone taken tobys advice have moved aggressive hive so fingers crossed, books out to night on how to re queen!

Thanks tabby,not in the house, the hives are about 5 yards from there garden this started on saturday and there dog has been stung several times over the last 3 days.

My 2 hives are on a meadow for some reason they have started stinging the family in a house next to meadow.can i move my bees further down the meadow or will this not solve the problem.

After your poor start with EFB you deserve a bit of good luck .your post is very interesting keep us informed on how the colony is doing. good luck

Good luck let us all know the outcome!

Thanks for keeping us all informed a very interesting post good luck with the treatment

Hi alynewbee not from rotherham but chesterfield not to far away i am from london lived here 35 years and still find it cold! good luck in your new home and hope you find rotherham beekeepers as friendly as those in chesterfield if not come and join our meetings its about a 30 min drive.

I have now kept bees for a full season ,the cost of 2 hives , frames,foundation,suit, smoker etc has come to a few hundred pounds.What have i gained ? several stings,4lbs of honey and so much FUN.The people at the chesterfield beekeepers meeting are very helpful full of advice(all...

Thanks everyone i split my hive to stop swarming, the honey is just a extra i cant wait to taste my first lot ,hubby and i wanted a hobby to share we both love it i did the course and we both go to our local meetings such helpful people,though ask a question and you get three answers take your...

HI all this is my first full year as a beekeeper i started with 1 hive which i split in may both are queen right have plenty of stores but i have only 1 super with 6 frames of capped honey on my 1st hive my 2nd has a drawn super but nothing in it my hives stand in a field with plenty of...

HI i did the course he helps me we have a lot of fun together i can blame him on anything that is wrong he forgets how much money i have spent and we take our first lot of honey bank holiday monday,all the mess is his!!!

BBC 2 friday 9pm looks interesting .

Thanks tom looks like iam in for a fun sunday.