Ah this makes me smile. Its SO tempting to make late season splits and kill off both sides. That single colony will be ripe for an early strong split in Spring :D
Hey Laurence, Would you mind mentioning in one of your future videos what are the flowers in the season and when they are seasoning in the UK? Only curiosity I am asking for. If you made a video about it already in the past can i get a link to it and sorry then. Also love the videos! Great work! 👍🏼
Hi i currently have 1 standard national hive that ive over wintered and 2 hives I've built over winter. Whats the best way to go about filling my 2 new hives? Should i build up my colony so it in 2 brood boxes then do two splits or do 1 split spring early summer (swarm prevention) then another split later on. Thanks Ben southampton uk
Hi Lawrence Love the vids, could you advise on how I could move bees next year as a slit from commercial hives that I have 4 to langstroth that I have 2 that are in the garage not being used yet. I’m worried that I can’t put a langstroth in a commercial for them to build a free frames up as they only have bees wax rolled onto them as they are plastic frames. Any help would be appreciated thanks Matt
Your right, I think a lot of people will completely forget most the bees are summer bee on the edge of the big winter die off.
I guess my membership as already payed off!!!
I was going to try to split my strongest hive this weekend… will wait till spring
Thanks mate!!!
Ben 🇨🇦
Ah this makes me smile. Its SO tempting to make late season splits and kill off both sides. That single colony will be ripe for an early strong split in Spring :D
Thank you for that. I've been told to do it in April or May, but I've wondered how far it could potentially be pushed with reasonable risk.
That was really helpful, thanks.
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Laurence,
Would you mind mentioning in one of your future videos what are the flowers in the season and when they are seasoning in the UK?
Only curiosity I am asking for.
If you made a video about it already in the past can i get a link to it and sorry then.
Also love the videos! Great work! 👍🏼
Sorry for the delay, Dan. Yes - I will do my best. Nice idea :)
Good food for thought. Can I book a reminder for late July/early Aug next year, Laurence? (not serious)
Hi i currently have 1 standard national hive that ive over wintered and 2 hives I've built over winter. Whats the best way to go about filling my 2 new hives? Should i build up my colony so it in 2 brood boxes then do two splits or do 1 split spring early summer (swarm prevention) then another split later on. Thanks Ben southampton uk
Hi Lawrence
Love the vids, could you advise on how I could move bees next year as a slit from commercial hives that I have 4 to langstroth that I have 2 that are in the garage not being used yet. I’m worried that I can’t put a langstroth in a commercial for them to build a free frames up as they only have bees wax rolled onto them as they are plastic frames. Any help would be appreciated thanks Matt