Sutty

Ain't that the truth! 😁

Well if she was delivering a nuc and wanted her boxes back, and you only had a full-sized hive it's kind of understandable. It would...

When there's a space the bees will often fill it with comb, often drone. The next time you break some have a good look at the larvae...

Looks like a fair bit of brace comb above the top bar. Was there more than a bee-space above them? As JBM says they are now in a big...

I'd put it down next to the compost bin if it's only a few feet, they should find it. Then move it 2-3 feet every few days until it's...

Yes if you get the tangential screens, I have one with them, they just slot in.

I've wondered about trying enamel paint too....

Looks like I'll be ordering a few Toma pens! Thanks 👍

My marks on my queens are wearing off really quickly having use a red posca. Anyone got recommendations for better alternatives?

Got any pictures?

I'm really not wanting to create more colonies if I can avoid it! I went back into this hive today, shook the bees off all 22 brood...

The spray won't get rid of the pheromones, but may confuse scents enough that they can't tell it's not "their" queen.

I've used air freshener to add a nuc into a small colony, to drop a swarm into a queenless colony, and to unite colonies with no...

Not really sure after some unites last year, could be getting on a bit I guess.

Maybe a light spray of syrup on the foundation would encourage them. I've never had a problem getting them to draw foundation though...