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They don't make sticky tape like they used to!

Thanks for sharing

Very neat and tidy, professionally cared for leads to happy bees. Archie will make an excellent beekeeper just like his dad. (Telling his dad process already) 😅😅😅🎉🎉🐝🐝

Gentle bees :-)

Don't get stung 😊

All the walking must keep you fit. I didn't realise there is so much involved in taking care of the bees, you must also have the knowledge to be able to do it.

Gentle bees ❤

I'm glad they did not sting you 🙂

Thanks for saving the bee.❤

Thanks so much for posting and look forward to the updates. At the moment I only have two fairly big colonies, so will try to do a couple of splits in a month or so (if I don't, they will swarm!). Both my queens are daughters of one of Laurence's BMH Buckfast's, they seem very calm. Cheers

Reading the other comments and your replies I conclude that most of your deadouts had queens older than 2 years and were probably daughters from your existing stock, that you didn't treat for varroa in the autumn (not seeing any mite drop doesn't mean there is no varroa in the hive, it probably is in the capped brood) and if it was a cold winter I think you need insulation round the brood box rather than just on the top. I think you are on the right track in replacing the old queens with new stock. This gives you new genetics with hopefully all the right traits. It pays huge dividands to test properly for varroa (sugar shake or alcohol wash) .in spring and autumn and treat accordingly. Do all that and you're giving your bees their best chance of getting through the winter. Good luck from a Kiwi beek.

Blocking some wind helps also. So sorry.

Does this mean all you 2+ year old queens had low or no survival rate?

Varoa mite and the space you left bees with 2 hives is too much.

Thanks for posting. I expect you will be able to use quite a few if those frames again. Look forward to seeing you do a few splits. Here in the south of the UK its normally in May that colonies really speed up and swarms occur (or not if the beekeepers keeps on top of things!)😊

You have to do alcohol wash a mite drop does not tell the story.Sorry for the loss of you BEES

Thanks so much for posting, i know its akways sad to lose colonies, but your remaining third look great, so no doubt you will be doing lots of splits. I have lost 2 out if 6. Do you think that you may have had some poorly mated queens, kr even late supersedures, again poorly mated, hence very few winter bees to keep colonies going? Please keep us updated as always good to see splits being done and queens added.

Something is wrong with the volume on my computer, and I couldn't hear what you were saying. Otherwise, I would have offered opinions.

Well did you find out why so many died . Was there food in the super ??. What was your last mite numbers ??. We’re they queenless ??. Did some farmer spray there fields ??. What was the reason they died ??????.

So sorry to see this. Did you treat for mites last fall?

Keep your good work! I know what you feel 😢 I also lost some bees this winter, to be honest 50%. th-cam.com/video/BSis9cyZF3E/w-d-xo.html The hive at 33:00, I think it’s queen-less, look how the bees raise up their abdomens 🙁

It's a terrible shame. Perhaps to cold this winter, l don't know. I'm so sorry.