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Thanks for the advice, I thought 2.1 was best for winter, last year i added some thymol mix so it wouldnt ferment. varroa treatment will be oxalic acid vap (api-bioxal) I didnt want to put the nuc in a full size hive this late so was hoping it would be ok it seems pretty strong.

Hi All Its my second year keeping bees, I originally was having just 2 hives now I have 4 hives and a Nuco_O last year I left a super on each hive removed the QE all was ok but come spring i had brood in the super and just wanted single brood so this year i was going to leave them with just the...

whats next to flower around manchester bramble? when is the main flow around here?

I did an inspection today and thankfully spotted the origanl queen that was marked, so panic over for now, I have at least 1 Queen in there and maybe 2 with the emerged cell? I guess the guys who said she was just having a break were right. I also spotted some brood and larvea in one of the...

Ah didn't think of that, so if it is q- the only option this time of year would be to combine, or could introduce a mated queen if i could get hold of one and leave them to it.

it does look like pollen but just in a strange place.

Any idea what this is hanging out of the back end? https://photos.app.goo.gl/BTyce4Bt5GrUfJJo6 https://photos.app.goo.gl/ANVswKExPzWG9Y8w9

you could make some if you can get the perspex/polycarbonate. i found some 6mm stuff of some old signs and made a couple not sure theyd hold a 4 pint feeder without sagging though.

Thanks ive read this will read several more times before it sinks in mithinks.

ill try that next bit of decent weather we have, when i checked there was an emerged queen cell on a frame ,so if this is a supercedure would she have had timeor weather to mate or will she wait until next year to get mated? there are a lot of bees still in the hive full seems plus a super.

how would I test put in a frame of eggs?

may have to do a full inspection i only looked at a few frames today i was just removing the QE and checking stores. if the stores are low would that stop her laying?

Dont think there is any diseease they were bursting with brood a few weeks ago and all looked good. I removed the supers begining september left them one full one but the hive is light on stores now. whats the latest i could combine them? the weather is not looking good for the next few weeks.

probably a long shot but what are the chances of getting a queen this time of year? ive just checked one of my hives and there is no capped brood or eggs. i checked the other hive and there's quiet a bit of capped brood. any ideas? is it to late to combine them?

Thanks for all the help guys and im sure most newbees have a sense of humur, as long as your not getting trolled for asking advice i dont see any harm in having a bit of banter. granted like any forum the same old questions will get asked over and over and no doubt get a bit tedious. i normaly...