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It was a nuc I got at the end of the summer (Clipped and marked new queen) to get back into beekeeping after a bit of a break. Well fed in autumn. 2kg of fondant left on in January but they did not touch it at all, until early April, then they devoured it rapidly. I did not see queen today...

National Hive. Five frames of sealed brood with very little larvae/eggs. Three frames of drawn comb with nectar and some capped honey. One half drawn frame of nectar/pollen. Two frames of undrawn foundation. Should I add a super? I would have normally thought it a little early (am I wrong...

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Thank you erichalfbee and pargyle, super glue it is then. I got a load or diy things given to me by my father in law when he downsized. In amongst it all was a little box with lots of tubes of super glue. I remember thinking skeptically, "when am I ever going to need that much super glue?"...

Which glue should I use to glue wood to polycarbonate? I bought a national polycarbonate crown board. However, my hives are all top bee space and the crown board I bought is bottom bee space. So, I made a new frame for the polycarbonate. I did not mind doing this as now I can include a small...

Sorry....Miller feeders. All cleaned and hopefully sealed now ready for the autumn. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

I'll give it a go, thanks Andy

Just melt it, pour it in, then swirl it around? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

I have two Milner feeders I need to re-seal. What do I use to do this? Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

Andrena Scotica?

Mining bee?

My understanding that the commercial bumble bees (the easiest to breed) are a sub species that must be confined to a poly tunnel / greenhouse in the UK and they must be destroyed after pollination.

That's just what I was thinking. I have just spent the last week climbing trees in those trousers. I would swap it for a bee suit anyday. Chainsaw trousers are insane, until you try and cut your thigh I imagine.

I'm still only a beginner but I also looked in my hive today after having carried out an AS four weeks ago. The Q+ hive had no eggs and no larvae, just frames and frames of sealed brood. I think in my case she had layed loads of eggs a week after the AS and now she might not have the room or...

I too noticed a reply and then my own reply disappear from a thread. The rest of the thread remains.

I think I read that broad beans have extral floral nectaries as well. The little black spots with tiny leaf like openings on the stems.

I recorded my queen tooting........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDRQiJ2_GG8 The first sound is my cat meowing.

I found queen cells I my hive two weeks ago. A couple of days prior to the inspection lots of my bees took a sudden interest in my bait hive (lots of activity around the bait hive for three days in a row). Once I carried out an AS they lost all interest in the bait hive.

Thanks everyone. I just finished an inspection (7 days after AS) and she has layed a few full frames with eggs. These are mostly upright eggs so I think she just got her ovaries back up to full working order only recently. I should have had more faith in her as the purpose of my inspection...

I have a copy of Honey Farmer at Large by Field, Oliver. I won't look at it again so it's yours if you'll give it a good home. PM me your address if you want it.