im glad i put 2 hives though the winter answers on a postcard please

[bbadger07]

Job done

I shook em out put spare brood box in original location got flying bees in culled the queen and united, question what do I do with frames which hav a manner of drone brood in which is now sealed up in the original brood box do I just leave it locked up for a few weeks

 

[FreeFall]

Someone on here, Finman I think, says you can leave them out for the birds to clean.

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

I shook em out put spare brood box in original location got flying bees in culled the queen and united, question what do I do with frames which hav a manner of drone brood in which is now sealed up in the original brood box do I just leave it locked up for a few weeks

Popular with chickens if you have any nearby

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

I'm going to now shake the frames off 20foot away and let the flying bees fly back to original location then I will unite, I guess I just shake the frame onto the ground, can anyone advise on this please

Excellent Bush Farms article, posted previously by Hivemaker, on laying workers

http://www.bushfarms.com/beeslayingworkers.htm

 

[bbadger07]

I hav chickens