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07-05-2008, 09:40 AM
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GOOD Bee news!
Goodness what a complete state I got myself into yesterday! Sorry
 All is ok! Maragaret, the Inspector of Bees is a truly lovely lady, I was so nervous. She was very gentle with my girls and me for that matter! NO foul brood -either American or European, American= kill bees, burn hive. European not quite so bad. NO wax moth NO varroa that is worth worrying about (at this stage) NO eggs! NO QUEEN!!!!!  Lots of bees, drones (boy bees) lots of larva (all ages) all ok! There is a nice fat queen cell with a goodly amount of royal jelly though. Royal jelly is fed to the young queen larva. So they should 'grow their own' new queen! Margaret says "all is ok, and not to worry, maybe Tilly was elderly!" So -- "Attila 2 please report to your throne!" It's all ok according to Margaret, still worried about Attila 2, will she hatch ok? will she mate ok? etc, etc, It's a four week wait until she starts laying........ sigh. Once I see signs of egg laying all should be well. I will start looking for her, she will wear a red crown as she will be a 2008 queen! the colour dot denotes the year the queen hatched! Thank you for all your kind words, I feel very privileged and humbled to know all of you kind people. I know its just a box of bees, but sometimes its the smaller things, that you have saved and worked hard for that affect you more than you think when things take a bit of a tumble. Seems like a second hive will be bought after all!  Thank you again, from the bottom of my heart Sue xx Last edited by Headfry : 07-05-2008 at 09:42 AM.     
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07-05-2008, 09:42 AM
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Yeah!
I am sooo pleased to hear all is well  Hope you can relax now and watch your girls in peace. Mandy x
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07-05-2008, 09:43 AM
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Woohoo, thank goodness for that. We are so pleased to hear that all is well - even KK and he doesn't even like bees.
Here's to Queen Attila the second.
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07-05-2008, 09:49 AM
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Yippeeeee!!!!!
Phew!!!! What a relief!!! I'm so soooo pleased for you and your girls & boys....let the Buzzing commence in celebration!!!!
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07-05-2008, 09:52 AM
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 Oh I could hug you! Great news. Come on A-two-la, hatch damnit, hatch.
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07-05-2008, 09:53 AM
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What excellent news HF - can we have a picture of Queen Atilla II when she hatches?
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Manda. Yet Nature is made better by no mean But Nature makes that mean; so over that art Which you say adds to Nature, is an art That Nature makes.
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07-05-2008, 10:05 AM
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Phew!! Thank goodness all is well with them Headfry. I love reading about your bees, it comes through in your writing how much you love them and enjoy them.
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07-05-2008, 02:16 PM
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What fantastic news, soooo pleased for you Sue. Can't wait to read allll about Atilla 2 when she puts in an appearance, and I too would love to see photies! Go celebrate ....
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07-05-2008, 02:57 PM
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oh was thinking of you last night Headfry. Am really delighted that your bees are well. Fingers crossed for your new Queen and am really relieved that your hive is well.
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07-05-2008, 04:02 PM
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Great news, so pleased your hive is disease-free! Fingers crossed for your new main lady, do you have a name lined up for her?
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07-05-2008, 06:47 PM
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Hi HF
Glad to hear all is ok, good names for your queens there, but what are the names rest of the rest of the bees.
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_____________ Cheers Chris Its only a chilli if it burns your mouth
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08-05-2008, 07:45 AM
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Good Bee News
Hoorah. Great news. Not much more to say really. Get those bees busy, or should that be buzzy, (sorry couldn't resist that) pollinating.
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