clearing bees from the supers.

[darren64]

A friend has got 4 supers of capped honey on his hive,he wants to extract honey from 3 of them,should he clear them 1 at a time or put the clearer board at the bottom of the 3?

 

[Swarm]

May be pushing it for three. I generally do mine one at a time (especially if I'm not replacing it) to allow the bees to adjust to the loss of space.

 

[darren64]

It is a large colony,I wish I had the same problem,I only have 2 supers full.

 

[Hivemaker.]

Clear all three in one go.

 

[Swarm]

I was in his position last year and again this year. I overwintered them on brood and a half and squeezing them into that space was very tight, I don't think I could have done it in one move.

 

[Hivemaker.]

I was in his position last year and again this year. I overwintered them on brood and a half and squeezing them into that space was very tight, I don't think I could have done it in one move.

They will clear from three supers, or more, overnight with a rapid clearer board,and even faster with a blower.

 

[kronkie]

Hivemaker, I am very interested, what do you mean by a blower?

 

[oliver90owner]

search for blower.There is a whole recent thread.

 

[MrB]

Kronkie, check this out
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?p=161415#post161415

 

[kronkie]

That system looks deadly, not much use in the middle of a field with no power though. doesnt it hurt the girls?

 

[Hivemaker.]

not much use in the middle of a field with no power though. doesnt it hurt the girls?

They have petrol engines.

 

[MrB]

They have petrol engines.

Who? the girls?