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Downsizing due to ill health, I have 4 Cedar Hives for sale. All 14x12 at £300 Cash o.n.o. The price includes,Bees,Frames,OMF Floor,Brood box,Stand, QE,Gabled Roof,with 2 Supers. Regards Brian(01245 399 444)

Hi , 8 x eggs in Brood + 2 x stores, the same in super , bees are building comb in top space under, have another hive all is perfect no problems, in this area hives went into winter with large amounts of bees and perished through lack of stores mine have survived, Brian,

Hi newbee coming into second year , getting in a pickle ,hope you can advice i bought 4 framed nuc May last year put into 14 x 12 Hive, 5 supers later and 100lb of Honey later ,tried to clear bees into brood for winter but all stuck on outside of hive ,replaced an empty super ontop,and...

can somebody please tell me what worker size of a 14x12 Brood is it the same as a commercial approx 70.000 or more, as i have been told to get the largest of the 2 for the breed of bees i am getting regards , briand

HI JCBRUM, Thank you for ans about 14x12 , can i ask you as you have these, if a14x12 Brood area is bigger then a Comm, ie Comm=75,000workers approx,14x12=70,000 workers or are they about the same, have asked 3supplers who say dont know. Kind...

Hi, i am a newbee about to put an order in for 2 national hives , have been advised at my club to get bigger broods ie commercials but on this forum you all seem to run 14x12 can you please let me know if their is any advantages /disavantages...