Recent content by ches chesney

Thank you for the clarification. I didn't know the difference.

Many thanks for your replies! So, there seems, so far, to be a consensus that Dave Cushman's spaced 'dummy frame' approach is unnecessary and that a simple divider board will give a more satisfactory result. OK!

Hi, On his page about Hoffman Beekeeping Frame Adapters(http://www.dave-cushman.net/bee/hoffadapt.html), Dave Cushman describes his use of spacers cut from these and attached to "[...] the inside face of the ends of brood boxes and supers [...]." He goes on to describe how these spacers can be...

Thanks for sharing your experience and wisdom, Crateman. Serious food for thought and careful consideration. Ches

Good thinking! Thanks, Ches

Thanks, ericA, for the clear explanation. Ches

Hi Headnavigator, What is the advantage of over-wintering in a single BB? Thanks. Ches

Hi ericA, What do you tilt? Do you mean just the half brood box or both? At the moment, at least, it's quite a big stack to move at all! Ches

Richard, Really good to know! Thank you. Ches

Thanks, MuswellMetro, it's good to know the risks to avoid! Ches

Thanks again, Richard! I accept your wisdom regarding putting the super below the bb, but I'd appreciate further explanation of how, specifically, it'll facilitate the inspections. Ches

Many thanks for your advice, richardbees. Personally, I didn't like the QE, although it didn't look too bad apart from quite a lot of propolis. It's a thin metal one and I prefer those with a wooden frame around them to give a bit of bee space. What would you think about the idea of...

Sorry, the capped brood was not in the brood boxes - my mistake! Thanks.

Hello, I (a neo-beekeeper) have just returned from assisting a fellow newbee to inspect a hive he bought recently from an elderly beekeeper who has had to retire due to ill health. The colony inhabits two brood boxes and two supers which are well stocked with brood and stores throughout. In...

Hi Peterwh, The bees swarmed from the hive of a friend who, knowing we were eager to keep bees, offered them to us.