thorn
Drone Bee
- Joined
- Sep 11, 2009
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- Location
- An Essex boy stranded in Leeds
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- It varies.
I'm about to put apivar strips in my hives. The instructions say it should be used when the supers are not on the hives. Could someone clarify whether this means when the supers containing honey that you intend to harvest have been removed. Can you use it when you've nadired? Is the instruction given to ensure that there is not too much space, thus reducing the effect of the treatment? It surely can't be that it would contaminate the stores left for the bees, as there will always be stores in the brood frames.