Foundationless for cut comb ?

[Wingy]

Just thinking out loud really but wondered if anyone has or does foundationless super frames for cut comb honey. Thinking of putting 2-3 with starter strips in a super inbetween frames of foundation.
Anyone got any tips / pros / cons?
I’m using modified dadant supers over double brood Langstroth

 

[mike99]

Just thinking out loud really but wondered if anyone has or does foundationless super frames for cut comb honey. Thinking of putting 2-3 with starter strips in a super inbetween frames of foundation.
Anyone got any tips / pros / cons?
I’m using modified dadant supers over double brood Langstroth

I am intending to do the same as I would like some comb honey.

 

[stevebrowning]

Just thinking out loud really but wondered if anyone has or does foundationless super frames for cut comb honey. Thinking of putting 2-3 with starter strips in a super inbetween frames of foundation.
Anyone got any tips / pros / cons?
I’m using modified dadant supers over double brood Langstroth

I use the same frames and find you get much better results if you use full sheets of unwired foundation, I often find unfinished frames when trying starter strips so just use sheets now.
For normal summer honey I put 2-3 in per box but with crops like borage you can get 2-3 boxes of all cut-comb finished to perfection.

Itld has written on here about his findings and Mike Palmer has a good video on you tube about his methods.

 

[Beefriendly]

Use the thin foundation specially made for cut- comb.
It's cheaper than the "normal" thickness and works fine.
Contrary to popular mis-belief you can also spin the honey out of the combs as well.

 

[Wingy]

Thanks for the replies. I only use unwired foundation as I wire my frames. I’ll look at some of the thin foundation and put into unwired frames I think.

 

[Ian123]

As above using strips is a bit of a false economy as the full sheets are better drawn and even 1 extra box of cc will pay for a pack of foundation. That’s not to say you can’t use strips and if I am looking for a bit for myself then the lack of mud riff is much nicer

 

[citrus]

Use the thin foundation specially made for cut- comb.
It's cheaper than the "normal" thickness and works fine.
Contrary to popular mis-belief you can also spin the honey out of the combs as well.

i forgot to mark the frames with wireless foundation and then proceed to extract in the electric spinner but luckily it was early in the season so it went back in marked up for a 2nd go !

 

[Beefriendly]

i forgot to mark the frames with wireless foundation and then proceed to extract in the electric spinner but luckily it was early in the season so it went back in marked up for a 2nd go !

As I expect you found, thin foundation spins out fine in an electric extractor. All my super foundation is the unwired thin cut comb type. That way I can always do cut comb if the filled frames are nicely capped and also save myself a few bob in foundation costs.
Once drawn out by the bees it's as strong as the thicker stuff.

 

[Millet]

All i use is unwired super foundation..i span out roughly 140 frames last year and only three where blown through my own fault of rushing the job and starting too fast..if you spin slow to start with you will have no problems..

 

[ASPIRERITE]

Just thinking out loud really but wondered if anyone has or does foundationless super frames for cut comb honey. Thinking of putting 2-3 with starter strips in a super inbetween frames of foundation.
Anyone got any tips / pros / cons?
I’m using modified dadant supers over double brood Langstroth

You could try this type of system? There's a UK based seller who has a vid but I cant find or you could make your own out of timber https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKCKwSi39MY

 

[Stiffy]

i forgot to mark the frames with wireless foundation and then proceed to extract in the electric spinner but luckily it was early in the season so it went back in marked up for a 2nd go !

Good to hear I am not the only twit who has not marked up all their cut comb supers and yep it will spin out.
S

 

[citrus]

Good to hear I am not the only twit who has not marked up all their cut comb supers and yep it will spin out.
S

ha ha ... yes now marked with e for edible !

 

[citrus]

All i use is unwired super foundation..i span out roughly 140 frames last year and only three where blown through my own fault of rushing the job and starting too fast..if you spin slow to start with you will have no problems..

interesting stats this !