- Joined
- Jul 28, 2009
- Messages
- 505
- Reaction score
- 9
- Location
- Athlone. Co. Westmeath. Ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4 Hives, 4 Nucs.
Hi All,
It's a strange year! I've never had so many bees and now it's causing a problem. 2 of my hives on national brood boxes are completely full of brood and stores, there is practically no space available for laying until the current capped brood hatches.
I the mean time the bees are working like crazy bringing in pollen and ivy nectar. Both hives have a super (and queen excluders) on and they are also being filled.
I've never had this situation where I've been so short on space and I need a good suggestion on what to do ASAP as I'm away for a week from Saturday and I'm afraid that what with the lack of space and this unseasonal weather that they will swarm. If there was some way of forcing the stores upwards I think the problem might be resolved but for now I'm worried!
Torq.
Oh, and to make things just that bit worse, I've just shook out a hive that had gone queen -ve and all 5 frames of those bees have split between the other two.
It's a strange year! I've never had so many bees and now it's causing a problem. 2 of my hives on national brood boxes are completely full of brood and stores, there is practically no space available for laying until the current capped brood hatches.
I the mean time the bees are working like crazy bringing in pollen and ivy nectar. Both hives have a super (and queen excluders) on and they are also being filled.
I've never had this situation where I've been so short on space and I need a good suggestion on what to do ASAP as I'm away for a week from Saturday and I'm afraid that what with the lack of space and this unseasonal weather that they will swarm. If there was some way of forcing the stores upwards I think the problem might be resolved but for now I'm worried!
Torq.
Oh, and to make things just that bit worse, I've just shook out a hive that had gone queen -ve and all 5 frames of those bees have split between the other two.