Recent content by Aerelon82

Thanks. Yes, I'm almost sure we didn't give them the space they needed early enough. Had not appreciated that undrawn foundation would not be sufficient. They of course need time to draw it out and without that immediate space for the queen to lay its time to expand. It may also be a case of...

Not far from Copped Hall! Just down by the High Road on the way into Epping. Actually, our Queen is from Khalil! 😃 This is the first time they have swarmed. We were not quick enough with space provision, although we had two brood boxes, foundation hadn't been drawn so essentially no usable space.

Thanks very much for the recommendation and advice there. We were contemplating whether a sealed cell or open one would be best. We Went for the latter, but will bear that in mind next time. Thanks again.

Hi, I wasn't sure if I should start a new thread or not, but as my post relates to a prime swarm (well after a prime swarm), it seemed related here, so apologies if I am "hijacking" a thread and please feel free to tell me so if that is the case. I wondered if anyone would mind sharing their...

Thanks for your comment. We did wonder that too. Although we had added a number of new frames of foundation in the brood box, we hadn't interspersed, in the good weather, between the brood and had placed them towards the back of the hive and it took them some time to draw them out. In the...

Ooh, had not expected that a new swarm might go and replace the queen. As mentioned above all that hassle to swarm and repopulate to then go and replace the queen. Poor girl 😄. Will have to keep an eye on ours in case. It is a Queen (yellow dot) that left with her gang. Clipped, so managed...

Brilliant course. Really enjoyed it thanks Eric. Looking forward to this so much. The bees are arriving very soon now 😀😀

Thank you. No stings while on the course and the bees are arriving very soon. Fully expecting to get stung at some point, would be nice if not though 😉

Just a quick hello from me as I have just signed up here. Hope everyone is well?! A little about me, I'm a total beginner about to embark on this adventure in Epping along with my next door neighbour. We have both just done the Epping Forest Beekeepers Association introductory course to have...