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- May 29, 2018
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- Location
- East Sussex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 9.5
of the 3 colonies i Demareed on 14/4, yesterday i swapped
I have to say, particularly in the second, the volume of bees was pretty significant and the middle supers were filling up fast
couple of queries
- 5 BIA from LBB to UBB in first
- 8 BIA in second
- 4 BIA i third (i had made a nuc out of this one)
couple of queries
- a number of the frames i moved back down were filling with stores so i did add some drawn comb to ensure room for Q (what do people do with half filled, uncapped brood frames, i have stuck a few in freezer until i may need for nucs) or doesnt it matter and just leave in LBB
- remnants of brood in some frames moved down are now spread across 8 frames in LBB, i guess this doesnt matter
- when i come to remove supers, whats the easiest way to clear bees with so many and in a demaree configuration (clearer boards etc?) plus, leaving them space whilst i spin and return (i guess add empty supers)