Rod Dawson
New Bee
I got a 5 frame nucleus last Autumn and I still have 3 brood frames with undrawn wax. I was expecting them to be in the super by now, but they seem to be developing very slowly. Is it the weather/
1. pegged back by varroa
2. crap queen
3. pegged back by nosema
And I would add
4) pegged back by adding a super to a small colony too early in the ecent past weather conditiuons.
Knowing how they were over-wintered and subsequent management might be elucidating.
Umm how can there be an expectation of being there, if the "there" is absent?
As I posted it most likely relates to warmth issues. It usually does...
PH
Take note of sensible advice, and don't be distracted by those that continually try to be contraryI have compiled a list of these type postings. The pattern is clear enough.
RAB
I have compiled a list of these type postings.
For us newbies, all advice is potentially sensible and how does one differentiate between two posters being equally contrary?
Sometimes it's like kids in the playground or should I say pistols at dawn!
For us newbies, all advice is potentially sensible
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