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jamanda
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 2:28 pm Post subject:
Bees are now hived (by me all on my own, with no help from anyone ) in their new hive. Gosh there was a lot of bees in that little nuc box!

sally_in_wales
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 2:32 pm Post subject:
well done you, exciting arent they

cassy

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Location: South West Scotland

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 4:17 pm Post subject:
Phew, well done! Traumatic moment isn't it . I was worried that the queen had somehow miraculously got away when I wasn't looking, despite sitting the nuc on top of the brood box for the transfer .

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 5:36 pm Post subject:

cassy wrote:

Phew, well done!

Traumatic moment isn't it

. I was worried that the queen had somehow miraculously got away when I wasn't looking, despite sitting the nuc on top of the brood box for the transfer

Well, I wont know until I get a chance to go through it properly. It wasn't warm enough to be hanging around looking for her, but I did want to get some food on them. So I went for it. They looked quite healthy, and there were plenty of them.

Next job is to turn the brood box round so the frames are across the hive "the warm way". But I was told to keep them oriented the same way as the nuc box to start with.

frewen

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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 5:37 pm Post subject:
This all sounds very complicated! good luck Jamanda

sean
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 7:44 pm Post subject:
She'll be fine, I'm a constant source of advice and encouragement.

snowball
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 7:53 pm Post subject:
Well done Jamanda, she says pointedly ignoring Sean. You must be very excited.

sean
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 7:55 pm Post subject:
I don't think she'll answer, she seems to be choking for some reason.

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 7:59 pm Post subject:
Thank you Snowball and Frewen for your supportive comments. It's probably not complicated when you've done it a long time, but it's quite hair raising doing it for the first time.

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 8:01 pm Post subject:
You're very brave and I'm massively impressed I WANT SOME!!!!!! but I just don't think I'd manage

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 8:05 pm Post subject:
I can't wait to see them.

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 8:05 pm Post subject:

Penny wrote:

You're very brave and I'm massively impressed

I WANT SOME!!!!!! but I just don't think I'd manage

Come and visit, then you can see mine and see what you think.

This book is quite a good introduction. Not as heavy as some of the others, but concise and containing most of what it seems you need to know as a beginner.

jamanda
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 8:07 pm Post subject:

Cathryn wrote:

I can't wait to see them.

I think I need to source another bee jacket for visitors

Penny Outskirts

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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 8:11 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Penny wrote:

You're very brave and I'm massively impressed

I WANT SOME!!!!!! but I just don't think I'd manage

I will do that

It would be fascinating to see them...

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Wed Aug 20, 08 8:19 pm Post subject:

Jamanda wrote:

Cathryn wrote:

I can't wait to see them.

I think I need to source another bee jacket for visitors

yeah that would be good.

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