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  1. JohnnyD

    Wasps in Summerhouse full of hives etc. HELP

    What do we think the scenario is here, there are a few wasps outside that seem to get in through several holes (its an old summerhouse) then i see loads flying against the window desparate to get out, are the ones inside just robbers trying to find a way out, or is it a nest inside and they...
  2. JohnnyD

    Wasps in Summerhouse full of hives etc. HELP

    I think I said hundreds 'or' thousands, it was more a question as to how many could be in nest JD
  3. JohnnyD

    Wasps in Summerhouse full of hives etc. HELP

    Ha, i need a quick solution and one or two traps whould not suffice, the summerhouse is very near a neighboughs back door.
  4. JohnnyD

    So many wasps!

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3082897/Britain-alert-wasp-invasion-Cold-winter-followed-mild-spring-create-perfect-conditions-insects-flourish.html Tis the Daily dread though See my earlier thread re wasps in summer house by the hundreds, just ordered 4 x traps as i cant use...
  5. JohnnyD

    Wasps in Summerhouse full of hives etc. HELP

    I have ordered 4 of those waspbane traps delivered tomorrow, lets see JD
  6. JohnnyD

    Wasps in Summerhouse full of hives etc. HELP

    But if there is a nest in the summer house, are we talking hundreds or thousands ? Can traps really catch that many ? JD
  7. JohnnyD

    Wasps in Summerhouse full of hives etc. HELP

    Hi All I have a problem, the summerhouse where i keep all my bee equipment is infested with wasps, i don't know if there is a nest in there, or they made a home in some hives which i then carried into the summerhouse, How/who do i call to get rid of them, most wasp control people will only use...
  8. JohnnyD

    Hives still very full

    Hi All Went to take a super off both hives today and the bees were very very aggressive and once the super was off, they were queuing to get in the hive, i had to put an empty super back on to house them, so one hive has two supers on and the other back to its 3, is this normal for this time of...
  9. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    OK thanks all for your help today......I have two more questions if thats OK In my haste and nervousness today, i have orientated the brood box so that the frames are the same orientation as the entrance, i.e. not vertical relative to the entrance, does that matter? Also i am running out of...
  10. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    I managed to get them into a brood box exactly as you describe, but i have one issue, the frames in the brood box are without foundation, its all i had left, i can make foundation from super foundation, but should i disturb the brood box so soon after Getting them In there ? Thanks JD
  11. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    I don't know whats going on now.......Just found this https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0c3n0rAFfLQY19XY0haazlqeHc/edit?usp=sharing Is it yesterdays cast returned or a new one from someone else ? How the heck do i get that swarm off the tree trunk, its not on branches HELP (again) JD
  12. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    I just want to check i am doing the right thing here, after the cast left the hive yesterday, i saw 2 other queen cells, but no queen, should I look in the hive today again to see if one has hatched, I am worried about losing this colony now, one more cast would surely do that I think. Thanks JD
  13. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    Well, i dropped the swarm into another brood box with some frames in there, and within 5 minutes they all left the new brood box, and they have gone now, why would they do that? Did they not like the new home ? It looks like the swarm was from the original hive, i have no larvae in there still...
  14. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    Hmmm There's another swarm of bees in the garden, i don't know if its one of my hives or not, what can i do? I don't have a third super, if it is one of mine, can i put it back in one of the hives ? HELP JD
  15. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    The only description i can give is...I left 2 'sealed' queen cells last week, and today one of those cells has a hole in the bottom and is now empty, the other 'new' cells look sealed also. JD
  16. JohnnyD

    My Hive swarmed yesterday

    So it looks like the swarm in the new hive is doing OK, however in the old hive, i see a hatched queen cell, but no queen or babies.......i also see another 2-3 sealed queen cells, what should I do, could the queen be out getting mated, shall i leave the other 3 sealed queen cells for now JD
  17. JohnnyD

    Supers and frames cost

    WOW Thanks for the tips guys, everyone seems sold out, CwynneJones have no foundation or supers.....Is it always like this this time of year ? JD
  18. JohnnyD

    Supers and frames cost

    Hmm no offers at maisemore ATM, £50 in kit form for a 10 frame inc super, and a 2 week wait :( JD
  19. JohnnyD

    Supers and frames cost

    Hi Pete Do you have a link to those prices at all ? Thanks JD
  20. JohnnyD

    Supers and frames cost

    Hi All I am sure this has been asked before, but is there a recommended place that is cheap to order supers and assembled frames, or in kit form. They just seem so expensive for what they are from the big suppliers, this beekeeping malarky is getting costly, I'm only trying to save the...
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