14x12 to standard brood box

[rodneydavies]

Hi
I have one 14 x 12 brood box hive which i wish to move to a standard brood box (same as my other two hives), what is the best way to achieve this ?

Put new standard brood above 14x12 and let them fill build new net or below ?

thanks in advance

Rodney

 

[peteinwilts]

obviously a spring task!

I dumped about a dozen 14x12's after finding they aggravated my back issues.

I just performed a gradual comb exchange through the year. Most of the brace comb that appears below the frames tends to be drone anyway. once the comb exchange is complete, switch boxes.
If you do it early enough, it will have little impact anyway..

alternatively, you could do a shook swarm (silly idea IMHO), or pop a box on top, but you may find them reluctant to move up without incentive.

 

[Hebeegeebee]

New BB above the 14 x 12. Feed. Once they have started to draw comb, place a queen excluder between boxes with the queen upstairs. After 3 weeks (or 24 days if drone brood present) the bottom box will be free of brood and the bees will be on new comb. What clears the bottom box better is to have a top entrance - use an eke of an inch or two and have an entrance above the q/excluder and close off the bottom entrance. They will tend to move the stores up above the excluder as they naturally will put stores around and above the brood.

yes - a spring job!

 

[Hebeegeebee]

You have lurked a while Rodney!

 

[rodneydavies]

Thanks
yes spring job just thinking ahead

Rodney

 

[Erichalfbee]

If you put the new box on top it pays to put an entrance between the two boxes to save the bees putting too much pollen in the lower box.
Just like a Bailey change.

 

[Barbarian]

Once I had transferred the bees to a National Brood box, I cut down the 14 x 12 box, and frames (with drawn comb) to National size.

 

[rodneydavies]

think that would be a bit messy for me, l'll go with slower approach

 

[Angry_Mob]

Can I ask why your moving from 14x12 down to national? I was considering going the other way in Spring.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Can I ask why your moving from 14x12 down to national?

Maybe just so he has all three hives the same...or maybe because he has reached the conclusion that 14x12 is an abomination.

 

[For want of a better word]

Maybe just so he has all three hives the same...or maybe because he has reached the conclusion that 14x12 is an abomination.

OSB is the way to go!

Nadelik Lowen

 

[Millet]

OSB is the way to go!

Nadelik Lowen

What is OSB Please..

 

[Erichalfbee]

What is OSB Please..

Oriented Strand Board ?
I suspect hoppit means Rose Hives

 

[Millet]

I know it is a cheap way forward for buying 8ft x 4ft sheets of wood but i'm stumped otherwise.

 

[Millet]

Oriented Strand Board ?
I suspect hoppit means Rose Hives

RHM may be better than OSB to anyone who works with lumber, just a thought to save confusion.. lol

 

[Millet]

.......

RHM = Rose Hive Method ...OSB = cheap Chinese wood.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

One Size Box

 

[Apiarisnt]

RHM = Rose Hive Method ...OSB = cheap Chinese wood.

RHM (Rank Hovis McDougall) no longer exists as it was acquired by Premier Foods in March 2007.

 

[rodneydavies]

want all three hives the same

 

[MartinL]

rhm (rank hovis mcdougall) no longer exists as it was acquired by premier foods in march 2007.

w t f?