Surplus honey bees in North Essex

I have a surplus of bees and am passing them on in the way I have done for a number of years. I sell the bees not the equipment . Prices start at £30 for 5 frame nuke. All bees with laying queen. people bring me their hive and frames, I transfer the bees to their hive and keep the appropiate number of frames in exchange.
Contact me on chris@ecodiy.org if you are interested.

Taking a bee colony from a shed wall

I recently took on the job of removing bees from a shed wall at a Colchester Anglers lake.
The pictures tell the story:

Removing the side of the shed reveals some old comb

A nice quiet colony of honey bees

Cutting away the comb piece by piece reveals brood and a little honey

The bees are shaken or brushed into a hive containing foundation 

The old combs with hatching brood are propped in another brood box
separated from the hive by a queen excluder

The remainder of the bees are sprayed with water to stop them flying
 and brushed  into a basket  to add to the hive.

The bees are shaken from the combs and basket in front of the hive.
 The whole lot was sealed up and transported to my apiary where they are doing well.