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Hi Anyone selling overwintered nucs near Ashford for spring 2017? Thanks M

Bit of advice... My (one remaining) hive is doing well I think. Queen's laying. Three good frames of brood. However, there 3 frames of crystalised ivy honey from the end of last year (see picture). Plus a super of more of it I left on over winter. Should I do anything with this, or leave it...

I am thinking of performing a shook swarm on my remaining hive, primarily to start them fresh and mite free, but also because I've heard some opinions say that it gives them a boost at the begining of the year (although I'd be interested in hearing this opinion). I've left them alone the last...

Hi - I did a mini inspection today in advance of a visit next weekend (I'm living an hour's drive from my bees at the moment- so have to try and make the most of my visits). I lost one colony over winter - (which is why I was up at the apiary - to retreve and clean the hive). The second hive...

Went to check on the hives today (not a full inspection, just checking food supplies). One hive was super active, brining in loads of pollen - so I left well alone. The secon hive was active but bringing in no pollen. I took a look inside and decided to do a quick inspection. As expected, no...

After much worry, moving eggs from my good hive etc - I finally have a laying queen. Not out of the woods yet - wasps buzzing around the hive today (quite satisfying squishing them with a leather glove on) - so I reduced the entrance... However the colony feels more dynamic (the frame of brood...

So I posted a while back that I'd lost the queen from one of my hives. Given that half the bees were gone, I assume they swarmed. My bee supplier said he's give me a new nuc if all else fails (he's a decent chap), however he suggested I try transplanting a section of comb with eggs in it to the...

So went for my weekly check, hoping to put a super on hive 1 (my slower of the two hives). Hive 2 is going great guns, they're almost ready for a second super. I didn't do a full inspection because I pissed them off trying to straighten some of the comb in the super.... Anyway - Hive 1. No...

So another inspection today. Hive 2 - I put a super on it last week as they'd filled the whole brood box with drawn comb, stores and brood. They have started drawing out comb in the super, all foundationless. Wondering if I should give them another brood box? I'm guessing not. Anyway - not...

So my second full inspection today. The two nucs have been in their hives for almost 4 weeks. Hive 2 is going great guns. Broad, eggs, stores - drawing out new comb on a 3 of the empty frames. Queen not spotted, but loads of eggs so not worried. Hive 1 - brood and queen spotted. Stores as...

I thought I'd have a quick lid lift check on the hives as I won't be able to check on them again until next weekend. Lovely hot day, loads of traffic from both hives. The bees have completely stopped under shooting the hives - I've left the inspection boards in place until I do a full...

Hi - lovely warm day, so I decided to take a peek and do my first inspection since I installed the nucs. Hive 1 - queen, brood, eggs all seen. There was capped honey in the top corners of three of the original nuc frames - they haven't started drawing out comb on any of the new frames. Weirdly...

Hi - it's been a week since I installed the nucs - and I havent opened up the hives yet (Although I did place inspection boards yesterday). The weather forecast suggests that there may be a dry spell this afternoon in Kent, and then rain for the rest of the week. So shall I do a proper...

Hi - first post, and 4 days into this new adventure! I installed nucs in my two langstroth hives on Tuesday. Unfortunately the weather prediction for wednesday was foul, so I put the nucs on top of the hives at 9am and came back at 6pm to move the frames into the hives. Not ideal, but it all...