Ouarda
New Bee
- Joined
- Jul 4, 2010
- Messages
- 49
- Reaction score
- 0
- Location
- Cork County
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 1
Hi Guys,
I'm in a bit of a pickle, I was given a gift of an old beehive a few weeks back which had a couple of frames of drawn comb in the brood box. About 10 days ago a swarm took up residence, my plan was to get bees next spring after doing a course and joining the local bee association classes in the autumn, so I'm not at all well prepared.
I have checked the hive and added more frames with foundation which they are drawing, I have not been able to locate the queen. A local commercial beekeeper said he would call by and check things out for me in a few days when he gets a bit of time.
Any advice would be great especially on the best books to get hold of
I live in Ireland and we have different rules and regs about beekeeping here and don't need a lience like in the UK.
Great site by the way.
I'm in a bit of a pickle, I was given a gift of an old beehive a few weeks back which had a couple of frames of drawn comb in the brood box. About 10 days ago a swarm took up residence, my plan was to get bees next spring after doing a course and joining the local bee association classes in the autumn, so I'm not at all well prepared.
I have checked the hive and added more frames with foundation which they are drawing, I have not been able to locate the queen. A local commercial beekeeper said he would call by and check things out for me in a few days when he gets a bit of time.
Any advice would be great especially on the best books to get hold of
I live in Ireland and we have different rules and regs about beekeeping here and don't need a lience like in the UK.
Great site by the way.