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Apologies if I have misappropriated an existing term for what I was asking about. I picked the term up from this thread which in the first post described what I am asking about. Thread 'Adding undrawn supers' https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/adding-undrawn-supers.56874/ "Alternating...

I took the full super off this morning... 17% reading on my refractometer. My first Honey after a tricky year... Happy me K ;)

Thanks for that, I was wondering if when I have an almost full super And am about to add another new one, if it was worthwhile moving some of the part filled frames into the empty super to encourage faster fill? K ;)

I wonder if the European Hornets are extending their range North with climate change? None in Northumberland yet as far as I know... K 🤔

Interesting link but I think his checkerboarding is more to do with Swarm Control whereas the chequerboarding I'm asking about is to do with filling up Supers quickly... Tbh my bees seemed to ignore the foundation frames placed between part filled frames :( K 🤔

Is it Checkered or Chequered? More like bloody Chess! K :unsure: :ROFLMAO:

This has been discussed recently here Thread 'Adding undrawn supers' https://beekeepingforum.co.uk/threads/adding-undrawn-supers.56874/ but could I ask for clarity as there seems to be two arrangements being discussed... Single Super - alternating filled comb with empty or just foundation in...

Have you given them any jars of honey recently? K 🤔

Yes although I used olive oil anyway... K 🤷‍♂️

Mine arrived today and looks good. Calibrated it with olive oil as advised then measured some honey from a jar bought at a farmers market recently and it was just below 20% water... I don't yet know what the other scales are for? K ;)

Bought this today... looks the same as Thornes are selling. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154078519429?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=kY3CmND_Rxy&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=jm_5H1q0RYO&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY K ;)

But which one??? K 🤔

Done Also from another thread, I checkerboarded the full and new Nuc on the original colony Leave them for a week or so now K ;)

How soon? And how many frames? K ;)

17 days after a successful split to increase I did the first thorough inspection of both nuc and donor hive. Both are doing well with BIAS and stores aplenty. At the last quick (due to weather) inspection 7 days ago I decided to add a super to the hive and am glad I did. All frames are drawn and...

No that's great ;) thanks K (y)

Thanks, That was what I found on Google but apparently there's 110 types or something ! I couldn't find any images like these though K :(

Sorry about poor picture from phone but these guys were not hanging around Very noticeably bright yellow abdomen Curly antennae Smaller than normal wasp, smaller than honey bee. Buzzing back and forth low across rough grass/soil below trees as if hunting. Notice light brown first segment of...

Thanks James and Swarm. That makes the job a lot easier. K ;)

Do fat dummies need to be of a size which prevents bees from getting around/under/over them or do the bees just not bother going behind them? K 🤔