simonorchard
New Bee
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2010
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- 14
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- Location
- Kilburn, London
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
Hi
So I purchased my bees on standard brood last season but changed all but one frame onto deep brood frames last year. I'd now like to swap out the one remaining standard brood frame as it's old and black and of course the bees build brace comb on the bottom to fill out the space in the deep brood box.
What's the best way to do this as the queen is laying in it and it has pollen and some surrounding stores.
Should I simply move it to the edge of the brood box on the other side of a frame of stores until all remaining brood is hatched and then shake bess off? And then move it to above the crown board for a couple of days so that any remaining nectar is taken down into the super? Will the nurse bees be ok looking after the remaining brood if split off from the rest of the brood at the edge? Will anything (ie pollen) be wasted?
All brood frames and all frames on 1 super have bees on so it's a full healthy colony.
thanks
Simon
So I purchased my bees on standard brood last season but changed all but one frame onto deep brood frames last year. I'd now like to swap out the one remaining standard brood frame as it's old and black and of course the bees build brace comb on the bottom to fill out the space in the deep brood box.
What's the best way to do this as the queen is laying in it and it has pollen and some surrounding stores.
Should I simply move it to the edge of the brood box on the other side of a frame of stores until all remaining brood is hatched and then shake bess off? And then move it to above the crown board for a couple of days so that any remaining nectar is taken down into the super? Will the nurse bees be ok looking after the remaining brood if split off from the rest of the brood at the edge? Will anything (ie pollen) be wasted?
All brood frames and all frames on 1 super have bees on so it's a full healthy colony.
thanks
Simon