We bought 6 Queen Bees… Here’s What Happened

Last year didn’t go to plan. Over winter, we lost several colonies due to queen failures, dropping us from 8 hives down to just 5. So instead of playing it safe this season, we decided to rebuild—and do it properly. In this video, we: Introduce 6 new Buckfast queens Make splits from our strongest colonies Move them to our apiary at Painswick Rococo Garden Remove emergency queen cells to improve acceptance And return a week later to see what’s really going on inside the hives Queen introductions don’t always go to plan, and this stage is one of the most critical parts of building strong colonies. 👉 In the next video, we’ll carry out a full follow-up inspection with live narration and take a closer look at how these colonies develop. 🍯 Shop our raw Gloucestershire honey: https://store.bountifulbees.uk/ 📍 Find us locally: https://store.bountifulbees.uk/pages/... 🐝 Follow us: Facebook:   / bountifulbees   Instagram:   / bountifulbeesuk   YouTube:    / @bountifulbees