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Killed one if my best queens, great tempered bees, good crop... She was failing and being superseded so wanted to unite superseding colony and raise a nuc. Anyone else suffer terrible guilt?! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Overwintered in brood and a half and had to treat with MAQS three weeks ago. The hive are still on brood and a half and have bias on two frames in each box. HM seen today and young eggs but she seems to be laying very slowly. Wondering if putting super on top of the brood box and a QX in the...

I have used MAQS for the first time, not only does this seem to have a good effect so far and decent drop.... It also made my eyebrows almost fall off after inadvertently inhaling hard when opening the packet.:rules::hairpull::hairpull:

Had this bee removed from the hive when I was watching then yesterday. Seems to be a case of deformed wing virus- any cause for concern or action needed? Welcome your thoughts... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

My bees didn't cluster this winter so I was unable to use oxalic treatment. I used thymol in August/September but wondered what people are using now (if any) to treat for varroa. All thoughts welcome! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

How long should I leave my wet super frames on for? Not sure if they should go back on and be left of for a short period and then allowed to refill or just leave on brood and a half and build winter stores?

I am about to extract my supers and leave my hive (on brood and a half) to prep for winter. The question is- will the bees be ok to overwinter on brood and a half?

Closing up after inspection- handy found queen but eggs there so all happy. Just about to put hive lid on and a bee was moving in the corner. On closer inspection it was my queen! Lucky spot.... Anyone else had any close runs?!

What is this- it liked the hive and looks mean!

Whilst en route to the South Pacific I had a 10 hous stop in Vancouver. Rather than sit at the airport I took a train into town. I walked (after a friends advice) downtown to the run down parts of town as I was told it would be interesting. I walked past a demolished building site that had been...

I have 4 brood frame with stores, some capped some not. These are now spare after reuniting colonies, what is the best way to get it back to the bees? At the moment they are sitting in a brood box in front of the hive. They seem to be taking some in. All thoughts welcome!

I have already had to swarm control once this year, I may have reunited too early as I have found swarm cells again. Rather that put bees into a full brood box I have left the queen on original site minus all queen cups with supers on. I have removed the brood super to new site with a queen cell...