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- Number of Hives
- Too many - but not nearly enough
so no real reason then
.it doesn't
Washington Post!! They expressed no opinion as regards which goes on top although there's no guarantees that there isn't any trouble when the final result is realised. (I am talking about bees)Single broadsheet or two tabloid overlapping?
Well that is not a source to be relied upon .Washington Post!! They expressed no opinion as regards which goes on top although there's no guarantees that there isn't any trouble when the final result is realised. (I am talking about bees)
Private EyeSingle broadsheet or two tabloid overlapping?
about the only publication that holds these buggers to accountPrivate Eye
It might.
Meeting too early = fighting.unless the overlap is very tightly stretched bees will crawl through any gap they can.
Counter productive (as above).perforate a few holes in the newspaper
Oh dear, I've been doing it all wrong then!!What isn't good is to have paper flapping outside
But it looks SO untidy!Oh dear, I've been doing it all wrong then!!
Must have just been lucky to never have a newspaper unite fail
Late one summer the newspaper was intact after a week; I didn't believe them, so took it away and put the boxes together. All went well.newspaper unite fail
Yeap even just opening a hive bees will have heads in cells .It might.
I filmed this yesterday. Single screen between colonies- in preparation for combination over a single sheet of newspaper. The board is a simple feeder board, with the feeder hole covered with mesh.Tried a combine 2 days ago with a Queenless into Queen right.
Queenless on top separated by newspaper, stuck a Queen excluder between just in case.
Checked today and there are a lot of dead bees outside, Clearly some fighting has been going on. Quick check of the newspaper and it has holes through it. Looks like they didn't want to mix.
Probably shouldn't have but I've removed the Queenless off, I don't want to risk my Queen dying before winter comes through. I've spotted her quickly, she's alive and well.
I'm probably going to let the Queenless die off, They were a caught swarm and very aggressive so it's no big loss but in future what should I have done different?
The Queenless colony were in that state for a good 3 weeks, I thought they would be buzzing to get a new Queen.
I had two colonies this year that appeared to be queen less, instead they had drone laying queens. I assume the workers had been mopping up all the drone eggs she was producing. It was several weeks before the workers allowed any of the larvae to develop and then all became clear. If you unite a colony like these with a Q+ colony, they will fight.Tried a combine 2 days ago with a Queenless into Queen right.
Queenless on top separated by newspaper, stuck a Queen excluder between just in case.
Checked today and there are a lot of dead bees outside, Clearly some fighting has been going on. Quick check of the newspaper and it has holes through it. Looks like they didn't want to mix.
Probably shouldn't have but I've removed the Queenless off, I don't want to risk my Queen dying before winter comes through. I've spotted her quickly, she's alive and well.
I'm probably going to let the Queenless die off, They were a caught swarm and very aggressive so it's no big loss but in future what should I have done different?
The Queenless colony were in that state for a good 3 weeks, I thought they would be buzzing to get a new Queen.
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