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I don't know - that's why I'm asking for advice :-) I don't want two colonies & want to recombine at some point - but not having done this before I've zero Idea how long to leave it Clearly if its any longer then I'll need to either allow a new queen to be born or add one. My thinking was that...

Split was Sunday - did an inspection and found 5 very charged QCs on a frame in a very full hive. Queen is laying well & from September last year. I took queen & 4 frames into a nuc. Not looking to make this a new colony so plan to recombined but not done this before. So this is the plan...

Thanks - I've four right now but planning for six by end of summer

Thanks - have you got one & how do you find it?

I'm planning to buy a dadant smoker. I've 6 hives - is that enough to merit the larger 4x10 or should I go with the smaller 4x7?

Their website says the following: "You can treat with honey supers on in North America and New Zealand. Formic acid is an organic acid that naturally occurs in honey. Formicpro controls the vapour release of formic acid throughout the treatment period. By the end of treatment, formic acid...

Which are the yellow bees?

I've used: Black mountain honey BS Bees Who else do people use & is there anyone out there doing queens with unusual lineages?

I did the reverse last year. Had them in a 14x12 box and just gradually swapped them out. Made it a bit of a pain rotating frames around & kept getting additional comb on the bottom of the regular frames. Wasn't the most productive hive of the season and I do wonder whether the continual...