BB as a super

[Stevo1977]

Hi Folks,

Last year I transferred my hives to poly hives so currently I have a lot of cedar BB’s sat doing nothing which seems a shame. Apart from the weight (my extractor can handle BB frames) is there any negatives to using the BB’s as supers?

 

[enrico]

No, just the weight.

 

[Curly green finger's]

No, just the weight.

I agree, I found brood boxes last year as supers to be better even more so with big colonys.
I'll be using them again this year.

 

[Poly Hive]

When there is a damp year the problems will appear.

PH

 

[ericbeaumont]

any negatives to using the BB’s as supers?

Apart from tips above, no drawbacks; on a strong flow gets you plenty of well-drawn brood combs.

 

[Ian123]

Bbs are fine as supers you can also pull honey clogged frames from the brood nest and replace with empty. 1 issue mentioned recently was storing pollen clogged frames I reserve once extracted and get them back onto expanding nucs. Not sure what ph means by damp year but I find they work well.

 

[Tim.S]

I have been using them for some years now as my only box type. They are heavier but i'm a big boy and I couldn't be bothered with the faff off rose hives.

 

[jeff33]

Yes very handy to use BBs as super which is what I often end up doing with demaree as well.

 

[Stevo1977]

Excellent, thanks for the info folks, it’s appreciated.