bellsbees
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 29, 2010
- Messages
- 31
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- Location
- East Sussex uk
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 20 plus mini nucs, double nucs
I think I made a big mistake. I left my 14x12 hives with 1 and a half supers of stores for winter. I am always so worried my bees will starve. Fairly good size colonies.
Is a 14x12 brood box big enough to over winter bees and food?
Should I have left any supers on?
Supers are now granulated so I scraped of cappings, I think these supers are a mix of sugar and honey, how can I encourage the bees to use this up?
If I put a super of stores under brood box (between the floor and brood box) would the bees use the stores or move the stores?
Advice please. Thanks.
Is a 14x12 brood box big enough to over winter bees and food?
Should I have left any supers on?
Supers are now granulated so I scraped of cappings, I think these supers are a mix of sugar and honey, how can I encourage the bees to use this up?
If I put a super of stores under brood box (between the floor and brood box) would the bees use the stores or move the stores?
Advice please. Thanks.