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Oliver90owner I think that was unduly harsh and unfair. I shall request that this post be removed. I kid! I kid! Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

The frame.slipped out of my hand for the last few inches and must have snagged. I was trying to be delicate! Gloves a tad too big I think. OK, I'll try bringing a frame back on the weekend, by then I hope it'll be clear one way or the other if they're for sure queenless. At least the other...

Good evening, A quick update! Or not so quick as the case may be. Curiosity got the better of me, so I crunched the numbers and figured with uncapped queen cells last Thursday when I did the split, I wouldn't expect any virgin queens that I could scare off. So I opened up, and had a look. The...

Queen cell, optimally, but sod's law says that I will have missed some (or killed the one I left!). They should have plenty of space in the stronger split, but they're all clustered out front and spilling out of the crown board. I am reluctant to open them up though because I heard you...

Well thanks Enrico. On R4 on Saturday the host asked if a swarm signified a failed beekeeper, I presume that's the consensus opinion! Especially among neighbours who may not much like bees.... It's pouring with rain now, and has been most of the day. They must have swarmed during the hour or so...

Good evening, Apologies for the wall of text I've been keeping bees since summer of 2006 but apparently haven't learned a thing apart from how to light a smoker reliably. I went out today to put my compost on the heap only to be confronted by a mass of friendly bees in my hedge. So I got out...