- Joined
- Jan 24, 2018
- Messages
- 330
- Reaction score
- 201
- Location
- Bosham, W. Sussex
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 4+
With runny honey (not crystallised) I've had several super combs collapse during extraction, even with the extractor running at low speed. It was hot so the wax was soft, but there was no collapse with my foundationless frames which have a vertical central wooden stick. The problem is that the wire in the foundation pulls out of the bottom bar as it isn't fixed there which, as far as I know, nobody does.
Fixing the wire in the bottom frame is tricky as the nail needs to be put through near the bottom of the the bar to hold the wire tight enough and then there is a risk of the wood splitting.
Fixing the wire in the bottom frame is tricky as the nail needs to be put through near the bottom of the the bar to hold the wire tight enough and then there is a risk of the wood splitting.