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Courty
House Bee
- Joined
- Jul 28, 2018
- Messages
- 127
- Reaction score
- 16
- Location
- Sheffield
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 13
Crown board update
An advantage of these crown boards in winter and when feeding fondant is locating the cluster. You just lift the poly circle inserts until you find them (inspection boards give a good clue) and then lay the fondant over the hole, thus limiting disturbance and heat loss by lifting the whole board.
I make my own fondant and set it in round cake tins 6.5” diameter across the bottom, place them in small ziplock sandwich bags with slits for access, they fit over the hole without reaching the next circle insert which are prominent.
The cavity under the roof is about an inch deep (I measured it once but I’ve forgotten the exact depth) so the patties are 500g - 1kg depending on depth of the patty.
Of course, if you left in the plastic grill circle under the poly circle (limits burr comb and collects propolis) you have to prize it out, causing some bee consternation!
Courty
An advantage of these crown boards in winter and when feeding fondant is locating the cluster. You just lift the poly circle inserts until you find them (inspection boards give a good clue) and then lay the fondant over the hole, thus limiting disturbance and heat loss by lifting the whole board.
I make my own fondant and set it in round cake tins 6.5” diameter across the bottom, place them in small ziplock sandwich bags with slits for access, they fit over the hole without reaching the next circle insert which are prominent.
The cavity under the roof is about an inch deep (I measured it once but I’ve forgotten the exact depth) so the patties are 500g - 1kg depending on depth of the patty.
Of course, if you left in the plastic grill circle under the poly circle (limits burr comb and collects propolis) you have to prize it out, causing some bee consternation!
Courty
