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Those were probably emergency queen cells rather than supercedure cells because of the way you initially set u the hive with the empty box in the middle, however, it would appear that they have adapted when you rearranged the boxes and have now become swarm cells. When the first one is about to...

My bet would be that one of those queen cells has hatched and they have tried to swarm but the queen has been unable to fly for some reason, maybe injured during the cut out from the trailer, and has fallen on the ground. Put a cardboard box over them, with a stick under one corner to prop it up...

In my opinion it is important that that empty box is put on the bottom instead of the top. Warm air rises, so any heat that the bees generate will rise up into that box of empty comb and make it harder for them to keep themselves and more importantly, their brood at the right temperature.... if...

Hi Don't beat yourself up about it. There isn't an experienced beekeeper alive that hasn't made some monumental mistakes. It's part of the learning process. They are amazingly complex creatures and you are doing your best to save them and I really applaud you for giving this a go, because many...

Hi, you are right in thinking the lack of pollen going in is a concern especially when you saw that they were taking plenty in before the transfer. When you say that you put the brood in the bottom box and an empty box in the middle and then the honey in the top box, this may be part of the...