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The nuke has been deployed. Watch out for an explosion of bees in somerset

Hi guys, I have a nuke from a month old captured swarm now bursting at the seams, was holding on to it to check that my second hive was Q+, which it is. I would like this nuke to go to a beginner or someone starting again, it will need to go into a brood box straight away. I would like the...

I extracted three week ago, leaving one super of part full and uncapped frames for them to fill and put under. (They were treated with maqs) one week later the super was full, added another which is now full and 50% caped. The hive seems rammed with bees and majorly busy. HB&Ivy The question is...

Thanks for the replies, looks like we have a massive verroa problem he hive has a super on at the moment what would be the best way of treating them? The count was massive around 50 within 24 hrs. Would sugaring them in the meantime help whilst waiting for treatment to arrive? Tried to get...

Here is a cross section of the floor walkers this evening, we have put the observation board in with paper smeared with vaseline to try and trap the verroa to get a count, we have also opened up the entrance for ventilation. Is 24 hrs enough to get the count? Thanks again for the replies...

Bees have only been in the hive for 3 weeks from a large 6 frame nuc, all frames are now being worked on and the super is being drawn. Is this enough time for the varroa to create a problem, have not put an inspection board in yet. Most of the bees the wings seem ok one or two maybe suspect...

our apiary area contains one hive situated within 7m sq with a 2.4m high mesh fence, the question is we have had between 10 and 20 bees walking around the floor, is this normal behaviour one or two of the bees did have tatty wings Thanks

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lol. recommendations?

Today inspected the bees and a population explosion from a bursting nuc to a standard national 2 weeks ago. We now have brood on 9 frames, and the rest of the frames have been drawn and are busy, so we added a super and queen excluder (bamboo sort which came with hive). Tonight went to check...

Thanks for the answers guys, yes was just looking for a board to put in and out to make it easier for inspecting the frames

Hi, Got my bees yay! Homed them, but was just wondering if I can make a dummy board out of a frame by sliding a piece of perspex in instead of the foundation?

Hi, I wish to make a netted area to lift bees to a height before leaving. Is there any recommendation on type and size of netting. Thanks for your replies

Sorry Taff can't pm ,only second post.

Hi from Bristol, we are totally new to beekeeping, have just done a course and have a standard national hive, just waiting for bee suits and other bits we have ordered to arrive then we were going to start looking for bees, which are going to be kept in our garden so I guess docile bees are what...