thebhoy
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 16, 2009
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- Location
- Sutton, London
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 28
I am going on holiday from next Tuesday and having checked some of my colonies last night I have one that had a couple of QC's with an egg in them....
So as not to lose a swarm when I am gone I would welcome suggestions (nice ones please
)
I had added another super last night and this may help reduce the issue.
It is a 14 x 12 hive with BIAS on 10 frames with the 11th now full of honey/ pollen, has no QE so queen has had access to supers but is now just laying up BB
I was thinking of doing and AS and then splitting the brood into 2 six frame nucs, made up of 4 brood frames and two stores / foundation.
Leaving these on site 'til weekend to allow flyers to return to main hive and then moving them to another apiary where I can get someone to keep an eye on them whilst I am away.
I thought this would give me a few opportunities to reduce the queen cells raised in the nucs and allow the queen in original hive to behave like a swarm.
Thoughts are very welcome as hoping to sort on Wednesday (tomorrow)
So as not to lose a swarm when I am gone I would welcome suggestions (nice ones please
)I had added another super last night and this may help reduce the issue.
It is a 14 x 12 hive with BIAS on 10 frames with the 11th now full of honey/ pollen, has no QE so queen has had access to supers but is now just laying up BB
I was thinking of doing and AS and then splitting the brood into 2 six frame nucs, made up of 4 brood frames and two stores / foundation.
Leaving these on site 'til weekend to allow flyers to return to main hive and then moving them to another apiary where I can get someone to keep an eye on them whilst I am away.
I thought this would give me a few opportunities to reduce the queen cells raised in the nucs and allow the queen in original hive to behave like a swarm.
Thoughts are very welcome as hoping to sort on Wednesday (tomorrow)
