- Joined
- Jan 8, 2020
- Messages
- 1,679
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Bracklesham Bay, West Sussex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- It's a fairly fluid thing.... more than 10, less than 15
My overwintering nuc at home has been incredibly busy with a lot of bees spilling out at every opportunity. A quick check yesterday revealed the top feeder stuffed with bees and virtually all the fondant gone. Disturbingly, what appears to be some low level CBPV with wandering disorientated bees on the slate board in front of the entrance with other bees nibbling at them.
Decided to open up and there were 4 frames of brood, the other two frames had plenty of stores and the box was very full, no obviously shiny bees, but decided to hive them with 5 frames of drawn comb and a block of fondant over a crownboard and hope the extra space sorts this out...
Decided to open up and there were 4 frames of brood, the other two frames had plenty of stores and the box was very full, no obviously shiny bees, but decided to hive them with 5 frames of drawn comb and a block of fondant over a crownboard and hope the extra space sorts this out...