Recent content by GaryB

Love it. You're quirky on here sometimes, hence look forward to your posts.

No. I am not saying that non UK breeders are bad. The point I'm making is that if you import bees from abroad that have been bred in differing climates, and are used to their local climes and foraging behaviours, do not be surprised when you suddenly have a horrible hive. After all, if you took...

No, my chickens avoid my hives after they got chased round the garden by some grumpy Q- mares....lol. Funny to watch though....

I'm not talking about UK breeders. It would seem from the OP, that he has imported Greek Amm's. By implication that would seem that they are being sold out of Greece. If they are x generation Greek AMM's sold here by a UK breeder, and are not fit for purpose, then yes, on that point I totally...

Native dog rose, double flowered hybrid. No good for honeybees.

Very large entrance block to get that Queen in....lol

Unfortunately, many have said on here, do not buy imported queens, and this first hand experience would seem to bear them out.

Following on from this, slightly different scenario. Have Q- main hive after AS split into a nuc. Nuc queen (virgin - mated) well established and laying well. Intention is to add test frame from nuc to Q- hive so they can raise emergency queen. Assuming they will create QC's, should I tear down...

Thank you Beefriendly. At least we have a brand named that you have obviously used with success. As to whether people unite with paper or fragrance is purely a personal preference, and those that chose the fragrance method at least have an idea of what does and doesn't work without exterminating...

Good question Millet, we often see unites mentioned on here with air freshener being used, but no one ever gives a recommended brand. After all, if you inspect the ingredients on air fresheners, they vary immensely, with some ingredients that you totally have no idea what they are, and if they...

Exact same thing happened to me 2 weeks ago. Massive swarm that hung all over the hive for the afternoon, and evening, eventually returning back into the hive. Hive had been split with as far as I can be sure only 1 QC left. I'm convinced as JBM has said that they got over excited as the virgin...

No gap here. Brambles well into flower. Bees going nuts for it. A strange year indeed. Having to super again, now on 3 supers, having already extracted 2, with the 2 other supers almost capped, and it's only 3rd June. What's going on!!

True. But if they were that desperate, surely if they had approached Mike, maybe he could have helped out. Whoever it was, is definitely not one of the brotherhood.

Why on earth would they steal a marked Queen? She's no good on her own!

Thanks, I see they do the frame hanger as a set, with the dividers. Will get one I think, just to give it a try, and see how it goes. They do the English sections as well as the Irish. I have several people begging me for some cut comb, so I already have a market. Just a case of getting the...