- Joined
- Apr 17, 2014
- Messages
- 401
- Reaction score
- 59
- Location
- Warwick
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 15
I have two hives, one with brood and eggs....I have looked through twice and not seen the queen, but definitely eggs
The other, has no eggs or brood. Again two inspections and no sign of a queen, nor the last time I looked last week.
I was planning on combining the hives but am not sure how to do this best as they are currently only about two metres apart.
The Q- brood box is old and all gummed up, but on a hive stand, so ideally I would want to keep the hive where this one is but to use the Q+ brood box.
Should I put newspaper on top of the Q- Queen Excluder and then the Q+ BB on top? I was hoping that the bees would have to relearn the location after eating through the newspaper.
Any advice ?
The other, has no eggs or brood. Again two inspections and no sign of a queen, nor the last time I looked last week.
I was planning on combining the hives but am not sure how to do this best as they are currently only about two metres apart.
The Q- brood box is old and all gummed up, but on a hive stand, so ideally I would want to keep the hive where this one is but to use the Q+ brood box.
Should I put newspaper on top of the Q- Queen Excluder and then the Q+ BB on top? I was hoping that the bees would have to relearn the location after eating through the newspaper.
Any advice ?