Sibutcher
New Bee
- Joined
- Jun 29, 2020
- Messages
- 12
- Reaction score
- 8
- Location
- London
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
A question for you experienced beekeepers out there:
I'm planning to do a Bailey comb change this year and move two bs national hives that I combined into one at the end of last season. The bees made it through the winter and are currently occupying 5/6 frames. I want to move the on to 14x12 in a poly hive. 14×12 Poly hive with the queen on a drawn frame from the old hive on top. Queen exluder and old brood box below. Feeder on top. My question is, when is the best time of the year / month to do this manipulation? Can I do it as soon as its warn enough for the bees to take syrup, say mid to end of march, or should I leave it until they have filled the original brood box?
I'm planning to do a Bailey comb change this year and move two bs national hives that I combined into one at the end of last season. The bees made it through the winter and are currently occupying 5/6 frames. I want to move the on to 14x12 in a poly hive. 14×12 Poly hive with the queen on a drawn frame from the old hive on top. Queen exluder and old brood box below. Feeder on top. My question is, when is the best time of the year / month to do this manipulation? Can I do it as soon as its warn enough for the bees to take syrup, say mid to end of march, or should I leave it until they have filled the original brood box?