Hello Paul,
Very many thanks for your time today and for sharing your very practical bee keeping experience. I am confident the the one to one tuition will prove invaluable now that I am a "proper " beekeeper - with bees to keep.
The M25 was kind to me and it only took some 90 minutes to get my brand spanking new nuc back to my empty hive. I followed your instructions and the ladies are now safely lodged in my brood box.
I will follow up as you advised and appreciate your offer to be someone I can call on when things look to be getting out of hand.
All in all a very good day for me, despite the weather.
Best regards,
Andrew S.