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I just acquired a national hive and was hoping to harvest some cut comb this year only to realise that the frames in the super are wired.Whats my options here to address this issue .Do I order wireless wax foundations and change them out ,if so where can I get this and is it easily done.

Just acquired my first hive ,National.Was reading about the happy keeper floor and wondered if this would be any better than a mesh floor for a complete beginner.Also there are 11 frames in my brood and super box ,do I need to fit a dummy frame or is there supposed to be a gap in each box?.

Complete newbee to keeping bees so I hope I can find some usefull information here. I have already contacted my local association about a beginners course and I think I may have missed the first few weeks ,just waiting on a follow up email. Ordered a book ,self sufficiency beekeeping by Johanna...