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Kind of grave digging here, but I like to loop back in forums and thank people for advice I received. I went ahead and bought a queen in the end after at least a month of no queen and no eggs (possibly like 7 weeks in total actually). The day I went to install the new queen, the first brood...

I know it's possibly ironic asking in this thread given it's about there being no specific "when" to do something - but could anyone advise when is a good time to starts feeding syrup in SW England? I read "a few weeks before the nectar flow starts", not entirely sure when that is either? I am...

Appreciate the advice and what you've all said fills me with a bit more confidence. I guess I could leave it another couple of weeks, check back, if no eggs - re-queen or merge the colonies. Thanks lady & gents.

Hi Beekeepers. I'm a new Beekeeper in Bristol and have two colonies. I am in a bit of a predicament with one of my hives. 1. The colony was queenless around mid-July with approximately 6 or so Queen Cells (some of which were capped). 2. Nearing the end of July, one of the cells had hatched...