steveselvage
House Bee
- Joined
- May 8, 2009
- Messages
- 113
- Reaction score
- 28
- Location
- Southampton Hampshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 14
I have just got my first hive complete with a colony of really freindly bees.
I brought them home last week and the chap i got them from showed me one super was almost full and told me to add another when i got one, anyway i checked the frames in this super today and its almost empty.
A beekeeping freind says this may be because they have been moved (3 hours in a van) coupled with me using too much smoke, and cold mornings causing the bees to stay at home.
I have noticed that there are a lot of bees on the front of the hive during the afternoon and the entrance seems very congested as its quite small.
My mate has said LEAVE THEM ALONE until he can come over next week.
Should i open up the entrance?
Im already addicted, i spend hours just watching them
I brought them home last week and the chap i got them from showed me one super was almost full and told me to add another when i got one, anyway i checked the frames in this super today and its almost empty.
A beekeeping freind says this may be because they have been moved (3 hours in a van) coupled with me using too much smoke, and cold mornings causing the bees to stay at home.
I have noticed that there are a lot of bees on the front of the hive during the afternoon and the entrance seems very congested as its quite small.
My mate has said LEAVE THEM ALONE until he can come over next week.
Should i open up the entrance?
Im already addicted, i spend hours just watching them