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Gah! This is mainly venting but finally some input would be appreciated on a decision. I've another thread here recently where I was advised that my bees sound to be too swarmy and I should re-queen. I've decided to order all new queens for early next year. I wasn't able to find any with "a...

Questions from a beginner... I had 2 very small colonies coming out of winter... both of these started on swarming earlier than I hoped... not early... they were just still small colonies at the time. The first - I attempted giving them an extra brood box and knocking back queen cells to delay...

Hi folks, On behalf of the study group I'm in, I'd like to throw this question up to the forum. We can't settle on a solid answer here so we're interested to hear other peoples opinions. FIBKA - Intermediate Scientific Paper - May 2007 2. (a) Define "Queen Substance". How does a strong...

Hi all, A two hive owner here looking to learn. 2 colonies each in single national brood boxes. Both were very small coming out of the winter but are accelerating. The (slightly) stronger of the two has roughly 6 frames of bees with 5 frames of brood. Last week, on inspection I found a few...

Moving hives a short distance while it is cold and the bees aren't flying is a nice simple plan. Is moving a hive a long distance (an hour by car) likely to be too disruptive to the winter cluster? Thanks!