Search results

So come winter i would empty the super of honey take it off and the colony should have enough honey for winter? Or do they move honey down from the super to the brood box in fall. My knowledge so far is that they first fill up the brood box and then move to the super correct?

Does 60 lbs of honey fit in one 10 frame Langstroth brood box? Or what should I do to ensure sufficient honey storage for winter?

I'm not planning on harvesting much honey, average is around 100 pounds per hive here, so 20 pounds harvested is plenty for me. Besides if the bees don't need the surplus honey i can just harvest it the next spring, no?

I don't have much contact since there aren't many in my region and it's hard to get in touch. Some in Germany recommend 60 pounds of honey for winter, so if the winter is longer than usual im thinking of 80

I see, i would still like to keep 80 pounds of honey for my hive as a failsave so how would I make sure the bees have that much honey to work with?

I want to get started so I'm thinking of using an 8 frame or 10 frame Langstroth brood box. Which one do you recommend?

Hello everyone, I'm new here with some questions! Since you need some honey storage for your colony for them to make it through the winter, i was planning on maybe 80 pounds of honey. Yes i know it may be overkill but better save than sorry, since I've experienced a lot of long winters here in...