Dogwalker
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All deadAll my bees have died 
I introduced the new queen which seemed at first to be OK but I think it was too late and the remaining bees were too old or something. Checked them the other day and they were all dead in a small cluster on the comb. The queen was dead a little seperate from the others.
Have to start again next year.
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Barefoot Andrew
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Midland Spinner
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Tavascarow
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Build some swarm traps over the winter & put them out in February near to where you think bees might be.
(Within half a mile of someone else's bees is always a good spot). 
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12Bore
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Nature'sgrafter
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Can I also suggest that you put a min-max thermometer in the empty hive to measure the temperature. Just in-case it is an issue of location and not something you did. A strong wind channelling at the hive can cause the bees to ball up to try and keep warm but fail.
Always sad to hear about a loss.
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arvo
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Isn't a small cluster of dead bees in the middle of the hive a symptom of colony collapse?
Have you got any big farming neighbours who've changed what crops you've got?
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mochasidamo
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Small cluster on the comb sounds very much like they've failed to make winter bees AKA a problem with the queen possibly made worse with N. ceranae or varroa or viruses.
This year, more than ever, is one when beekeepers have needed a level of disease and colony reading ability far beyond a beginner's course.
Sorry to hear your news
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