PH can you pop that link up again please. It wont load. Thanks.
'Crossing' the super on top of the brood box is used by some as a way to prevent lifting brood frames that are stuck to the honey frames. Never a good idea and wouldn't be possible with most hives as they are not square.
The job is done now so good.
For next year, if you choose to trickle, don't remove the super. I realise why you had to rotate it this time but that was because you took it off last attempt and put it back wrong. You can trickle the solution down between the seams in the super, no need to remove it.
Good to hear it went OK, Bakerbee.
One week on my lot have dropped nearly 400 mites. No unusual die-off of bees, just a few each day.
I think I've missed the broodless period so I'm expecting I'll need a spring treatment.
. . .. Ben
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