Cyfareddol
New Bee
- Joined
- May 26, 2013
- Messages
- 27
- Reaction score
- 10
- Location
- Nant Conwy Wales
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
I have bees in Warre hives with and without frames and British National hives. I sometimes collect swarms in nearby bait hives which are of the usual construction with eight frames.
I understand that Warre hives are a better approximation of the size and shape of the cavity chosen by wild bees and I have found that an empty Warre is soon occupied. I have read that bees hived in a single box Warre will frequently abscond because the space is too small.
It seems to me that if I want to attract more swarms to bait hives with B. National frames there should be a bigger cavity, perhaps created by putting an empty box beneath.
Does this make sense?
I understand that Warre hives are a better approximation of the size and shape of the cavity chosen by wild bees and I have found that an empty Warre is soon occupied. I have read that bees hived in a single box Warre will frequently abscond because the space is too small.
It seems to me that if I want to attract more swarms to bait hives with B. National frames there should be a bigger cavity, perhaps created by putting an empty box beneath.
Does this make sense?