sheena
New Bee
Hi,
I managed to get two nucleus of bees about a month ago and installed them in their hives. I was giving them a weekly feed of sugar syrup ( 1:1 ). One of the hives has about 8 frames of brood now and is busy in the super. They seem fine.
The other hive only is only just expanding to 7 frames of brood and they are not doing anything in the super. They are a very gentle hive. I removed the feeder's on Sunday because I didn't want them to start building brood inside them now they are expanding. When I removed the feeder from this hive I brushed the bees off and a couple of clumps of them seemed to be stuck together by their legs. I'm a newbie so this may be normal but I've never seen it in the other hive. They also seem to be a bit less tidy in their brood making and when I pull the brood frames out to inspect there are clumps of it on the bottom. There are larvae there so there is a queen but why are there so many fewer bees in this hive? Are they unwell and if so what can I do for them? Should I carry on feeding them?
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Sheena
I managed to get two nucleus of bees about a month ago and installed them in their hives. I was giving them a weekly feed of sugar syrup ( 1:1 ). One of the hives has about 8 frames of brood now and is busy in the super. They seem fine.
The other hive only is only just expanding to 7 frames of brood and they are not doing anything in the super. They are a very gentle hive. I removed the feeder's on Sunday because I didn't want them to start building brood inside them now they are expanding. When I removed the feeder from this hive I brushed the bees off and a couple of clumps of them seemed to be stuck together by their legs. I'm a newbie so this may be normal but I've never seen it in the other hive. They also seem to be a bit less tidy in their brood making and when I pull the brood frames out to inspect there are clumps of it on the bottom. There are larvae there so there is a queen but why are there so many fewer bees in this hive? Are they unwell and if so what can I do for them? Should I carry on feeding them?
Any suggestions or advice would be greatly appreciated
Thanks
Sheena