What A Weekend

Well Saturday 12th May, collected my swarm, then in the afternoon i went to neighbours and collected a swarm which settled in the guttering and down the wall, Sunday 13th went to a house were i got call to get a swarm, but when i got there they had got into the attic and there was so much clutter in there I could not get to them, and the attic had only beams so was not safe and i was not insured had to decline. Then 12pm went and collected another swarm but i had to make a second hive up quickly and put that in my garden next to Le~Pige meant movingLe~ pige 45 degrees so both entrance face same way, its worked. Now my stress levels were sky high, any way the new hive Le~Chai i i put queen in this brood box with only three frames, so Monday and Tuesday i will build seven more. I put a thick syrup feed on new hive, and will leave them a couple of weeks then check to see if its worked. mean while in all amongs my hive swarming, i went to help a lady who has a WBC hive, nightmare to work, but she had a small neuc and we went through the basics, like brood, stores, brood, brood caping and adding a super, so buy Sunday night i was creamed knackered. I still waiting for my 3rd full hive which i brought from my Bee Buddy in Lincolnshire so hopefully weather permitting they will turn up in couple of weeks, so basically after the swarming of mine i will have 3 hives, I BLAME THE FENCH, my friends in Le~Paynau will know what i mean. Just a picture of my hive Le~Pige Starting there swarming.