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Queens, Brood and Nucs.
In early April, while inspecting my hive, I found that two were now “broodless” – meaning that there were no young bees anywhere (in the form of eggs or larvae). It looked as if the…
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Help – where is the brood ?
Its early April, and the bees are busy. I took the opportunity to inspect them during a period of warmer weather – and found that two of the six hives had absolutely no brood :…
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Spring 2026 – a new year begins
Winter is over (maybe) and spring has arrived. In 2025 we finished the year with too many hives – more than I could really look after. I took the opportunity to combine a couple of…