Lost my Lovely Bees

[TryingToLetThemBee]

If I lose a swarm from Buckybeast, I have a problem. It's 5 full deeps. I'm living dangerously because she has laid up the bottom brood box and I mostly took the top box - largely sealed - up for the Demaree, repacing it with frames that had a fair amount of nectar. Fingers crossed for a week while the roles of the boxes reverse.

 

[beehive1234]

Update........turned out to be a swarm from somewhere else. I knew one hive was ready to go and was building a ply double nuce to split them into and heard this awfull roaring sound and saw a swarm starting to gather in a hedge near the hive. unknowing to me puting 3 small holes in my veil. panicing I didn't allow them to settle and although i thought they were going into a bait box, they left. Thinking back they were the wrong colour. Two days later, finished box and while transfering the frames 5 bees got into my veil. Thus With my face like a balloon I haven't got back to tell you.

 

[jonnybeegood]

Nasty! I bought a second hand suit for my missis, a full suit from BB wear, i think the guy i bought it from must have stood on the veil, she put it on to help me for her first time & i noticed the veil split right across the bottom, how lucky was she Lol, we got it restitched so its ok now.

 

[Arfermo]

Says he who lets colonies die over winter under the premise of 'survival of the fittest' rather than neglectful management practices and leaving a roaring gale through the hive

Rubbish - I haven't lost a colony over the past 3 winters and only one in the last 7 and that was from starvation. Your losses probably greater?

 

[Hebeegeebee]

i noticed the veil split right across the bottom,

She's not supposed to put it on like that. The veil goes across the face.

 

[jonnybeegood]

She's not supposed to put it on like that. The veil goes across the face.