Super has queen laying, how do I get the bees back in the empty brood box?

[Curly green finger's]

Probably best to read the original post before posting stupid replies ...

The super had 5 frames of capped honey and I found the queen up there having laid in 6 frames.

Yeah It would of helped philip..

 

[Finman]

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The super had 5 frames of capped honey and I found the queen up there having laid in 6 frames.

Such problem. I would be happy.

 

[enrico]

OK that's interesting, was hoping that if we give extra laying room there wouldn't be a need to split and they wouldn't swarm? I didn't really want to go above two hives if possible

Sadly it doesn't work like that. Swarming is the way bees reproduce. Like humans, you can't stop them doing it, All you can do is try and control it. You will need to split and recombine later if you want to keep all your bees! Be prepared for that. You always need to be prepared for twice the amount of hives you want and then reduce to the magic number in the autumn.
If you want more advice on this then there are plenty of threads. The trick is to keep it as simple as possible!

 

[enrico]

Thats reminded me of the 8 over 8 way - does anyone still use it?

Not me!

 

[Nannysbees]

Sadly it doesn't work like that. Swarming is the way bees reproduce. Like humans, you can't stop them doing it, All you can do is try and control it. You will need to split and recombine later if you want to keep all your bees! Be prepared for that. You always need to be prepared for twice the amount of hives you want and then reduce to the magic number in the autumn.
If you want more advice on this then there are plenty of threads. The trick is to keep it as simple as possible!

Thank you

 

[pargyle]

Such problem. I would be happy.

Yes ... but like me you don't use queen excluders and you have to accept that they sometime lay in the top box ... there's no need to swap the top to the bottom.

 

[Finman]

Yes ... but like me you don't use queen excluders and you have to accept that they sometime lay in the top box ... there's no need to swap the top to the bottom.

Accept or not, but bees use to start brooding in uppermost box, because it is warmest. So they live. And later the growing honey store pushes brood area downwards.

 

[pargyle]

Accept or not, but bees use to start brooding in uppermost box, because it is warmest. So they live. And later the growing honey store pushes brood area downwards.
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Goodness Finnie ... we seem to be agreeing about much more these days ....

 

[hemo]

Feeling the love !!!

 

[Finman]

Feeling the love !!!

What is difference between love and the love?

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

What is difference between love and the love?

three letters