tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550881194510613824.post1769394232206755299..comments2023-08-10T10:37:27.219+02:00Comments on Bees in Brittany: Big SwarmRichard Noelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09898732660332306324noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550881194510613824.post-18748950579193472452012-07-15T04:34:29.085+02:002012-07-15T04:34:29.085+02:00Richard,
That is a huge swarm. I caught a big one ...Richard,<br />That is a huge swarm. I caught a big one just over half the size of this one on April 16th. They draw up 10 frames in a week. Enjoyed the blog, will be back.Randy Emmitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10292186655869617897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550881194510613824.post-42914453108030529352012-06-24T08:48:44.190+02:002012-06-24T08:48:44.190+02:00Always glad to help. Keep feeding both colonies. I...Always glad to help. Keep feeding both colonies. If the colony in the nuc gets away well in the next 3 weeks you may just be able to transfer it in to a normal sized hive. Have a look in the nuc in about 10 days. If no eggs then still give it longer. It is likely to be a virgin queen, that may need a little time to mate and return to the nuc to start laying and bad weather can hamper this. I have had some this spring that have taken double the normal time.<br /><br />If there is no queen in the nuc then I recommend you reunite both Nuc and hived colonies, providing there is an existing queen in the larger main hive.Richard Noelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09898732660332306324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550881194510613824.post-46117819050520032392012-06-24T08:03:57.956+02:002012-06-24T08:03:57.956+02:00Wow indeed and thanks for your help and support ov...Wow indeed and thanks for your help and support over the phone with our own swarm, who are now calmly installed in the ruchette, so we now have two hives of bees (for the price of one!)Stuart and Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07886622731103783384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6550881194510613824.post-32791935219652557082012-06-13T13:07:49.896+02:002012-06-13T13:07:49.896+02:00Wow!!Wow!!Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529961044790691589noreply@blogger.com