fast_muchly
New Bee
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2013
- Messages
- 58
- Reaction score
- 4
- Location
- nottinghamshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
Hi.
We have one hive bought in June time they have expaneded well and have nearly filled one super and they are drawing out a 2nd.Plenty of new bees and everything rosy.
Here is the slight problem,i bought an extractor ( manual 2 frame ) stainless steel.I took off 5 frames of the super last night leaving some for the bees of course.
While extracting 2 of the frames basically capsized in the centre foundation as well.Was I extracting to fast ?. Are you supposed to do it slowly then build up speed as the honey pours out.I am going to put these frames back in as I know the bees will sort them out anyway and I can carry on using them.But just wondered if this is common.And yes I did reverse the frames and extract again.
Also the super frames sn4's were totally full but I have seen comments you should expect 3lb of honey a frame and there is nowhere near that,so im a little puzzled.But I am new to this.I was sort of expecting 15'b of honey from 5 frames and filling 15 x honey jars,its looking like it will only be 3 or 4.Im not experienced but the honey is very very light in colour and were closer to gardens and an allotment but rape fields are in the distance but about 1 mile away.To me it looks like OSR honey but im not sure.
Thanks
Alan
We have one hive bought in June time they have expaneded well and have nearly filled one super and they are drawing out a 2nd.Plenty of new bees and everything rosy.
Here is the slight problem,i bought an extractor ( manual 2 frame ) stainless steel.I took off 5 frames of the super last night leaving some for the bees of course.
While extracting 2 of the frames basically capsized in the centre foundation as well.Was I extracting to fast ?. Are you supposed to do it slowly then build up speed as the honey pours out.I am going to put these frames back in as I know the bees will sort them out anyway and I can carry on using them.But just wondered if this is common.And yes I did reverse the frames and extract again.
Also the super frames sn4's were totally full but I have seen comments you should expect 3lb of honey a frame and there is nowhere near that,so im a little puzzled.But I am new to this.I was sort of expecting 15'b of honey from 5 frames and filling 15 x honey jars,its looking like it will only be 3 or 4.Im not experienced but the honey is very very light in colour and were closer to gardens and an allotment but rape fields are in the distance but about 1 mile away.To me it looks like OSR honey but im not sure.
Thanks
Alan