Comments for Fleet Bees

Comment on Well That’s Odd… by Simon Cavill

Simon Cavill — Mon, 07 May 2012 20:11:29 +0000

Hi Mark,
As I said on the phone, take a frame with eggs from the strong hive, shake off the bees and place it in the weak one. Mark it with a drawing pin and leave for about 7-10 days.

After that time, have a careful look. If you see a Queen cell, then the hive was Queenless before and they are doing something about it now. If not, then there is a Queen there, but she might not have mated or started laying yet… The weathers so bloody awful, it seems to be taking a lot longer for the virgin Queens to mate, return and start laying.

Comment on We’ve lost Hive 10 by kostas

kostas — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:49:11 +0000

pitty

Comment on Flipping Hives… by admin

admin — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 18:17:21 +0000

Hi Linda,
I use 20mm garden mesh in a 1M x 6M pack from HomeBase.

Simon

Comment on Flipping Hives… by Linda

Linda — Sun, 25 Sep 2011 17:09:00 +0000

Excellent blog -in your photo you have used the same mesh as I bought sometime ago and now can no longer find it. Is it possible for you to tell me where you bought it from?

Keep up the good work!

Comment on The Even Luckier Beekeeper? by Katy H

Katy H — Thu, 12 May 2011 19:48:23 +0000

Never mind lucky – you seem to be a blessed beekeeper! I saw the manifestation on the underside of your hive earlier on Sunday afternoon, it was amazing. I am thinking you must have your own natural pheromone to attract all these free bees…..

Comment on Clean Bees by Jon Grant

Jon Grant — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 19:47:56 +0000

Another good post guys!

Comment on Supersedure! by markb

markb — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 14:34:55 +0000

Thanks Simon – I’ve corrected the text for that bad assumption of mine =O} So, maybe our hives are cross-fertilizing? =O)

And both girls are very interested in getting sticky round your place come harvest =O)

Ta,
Mark.

Comment on Supersedure! by Simon Cavill

Simon Cavill — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:51:57 +0000

Hi Mark,
One correction and a comment.
The Queen from your hive will leave with a small retinue of workers on one or more mating flights looking specifically for drones from other hives. Your drones are there to mate with Queens from other hives.

Yes I will be paying you in kind. I could not let you and your family go without, could I! On a horrible, dark winters morning, there is nothing like looking through a clear jar of honey to remind you of the long summer days to come…