john1
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 25, 2021
- Messages
- 133
- Reaction score
- 21
- Location
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Hi,
In two of my hives and I feel like there is not enough bees in both of them.
The first hive may have around 4 frames of bees and the second will have around 5 frames of bees. I believe I have to feed some bee candy by the end of December.
I could not find queen in both of them in my quick inspection.
I can see 3 frames full of honey in the first one and 4 frames full of honey in the second one.
Could you please tell me what I should do in this situation -
1. Should I merge both hives into one hive? If so, what is the best way?
2. I have a third hive which is very healthy - I can see the hive is full of bees, eggs, larvae and capped cells. Should I get a brood frame with eggs and larvae and put it in the hives with less bees? Will they make a new queen (if the queen is not in the hive)?
Thanks,
In two of my hives and I feel like there is not enough bees in both of them.
The first hive may have around 4 frames of bees and the second will have around 5 frames of bees. I believe I have to feed some bee candy by the end of December.
I could not find queen in both of them in my quick inspection.
I can see 3 frames full of honey in the first one and 4 frames full of honey in the second one.
Could you please tell me what I should do in this situation -
1. Should I merge both hives into one hive? If so, what is the best way?
2. I have a third hive which is very healthy - I can see the hive is full of bees, eggs, larvae and capped cells. Should I get a brood frame with eggs and larvae and put it in the hives with less bees? Will they make a new queen (if the queen is not in the hive)?
Thanks,