Frames for cut out

[wightbees]

As this sunday i am attempting a cut out of bees how many frames do you
think i would need ? I am using Dadant frames .

The box for the hover to fit into i am going to make tomorrow . Any ideas on size please.

 

[Finman]

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785

 

[wightbees]

I don't understand Finman

 

[drstitson]

presumably you're only intending to house the colony in 1 dadant hive so i'd say 10.

 

[drstitson]

or if it's a big colony and you're happy with 2 brood boxes then 20.

i think 785 is finnish for "enough"

 

[wightbees]

I was wondering if thats what he ment lol
Thanks i will go with 20 and a couple of boxes and hopefully come back a happy chappy

 

[hedgerow pete]

dont forget that you will also want a bag of elastic bands too, we dont normaly try to frame every single piece of comb just the brood stuff

 

[merylvingien]

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785

i rekon 789 if your trying to be precise lol

 

[wightbees]

Yes bands are on the list .how about box size .
commercial bb for the vac .

 

[MJBee]

and a couple of bin liners for the honey comb

 

[wightbees]

Ahh nearly forgot about all that set Rape that will be in there.

 

[Easy Beesy]

please assist, what is 'a cut out of bees'? is it a technical term for something? I've never heard it used before.

And what is a 'hover' please?

Thanks

 

[wightbees]

A hover is well umm a hover, but used with a box inline with mesh in the box so as not to suck the bees up into the Hover.
A cut out is when you cut a colony bees out of a tree or in my case ,someone house under the floor boards.

 

[merylvingien]

I think e means hoover as in dyson

 

[plumberman]

A hover is well umm a hover, but used with a box inline with mesh in the box so as not to suck the bees up into the Hover.
A cut out is when you cut a colony bees out of a tree or in my case ,someone house under the floor boards.

/teacher mode on/

You do mean hoover?

/teacher mode off/

 

[wightbees]

cuoldnt bee bothred with spell cheker buut u write it iz hoover

 

[C22]

A stanadard vacum cleaner (hoover is to powerful, the bees will ....
1. suffocate
2. be damaged when they hit the side

unless you have a plan?

 

[merylvingien]

A stanadard vacum cleaner (hoover is to powerful, the bees will ....
1. suffocate
2. be damaged when they hit the side

You dont actually use a hoover to suck the bees up. You use a bee vac along side a hoover, the suction is vastly reduced and they do not get damaged as it is a smooth bore pipe.

 

[C22]

Yes I have my own design that was put to good use today doing this.....

http://youtu.be/cmsTvps2m48

I was just concerned that people will be out with the triple cyclone turbo hoover

 

[Easy Beesy]

ah, now I understand - you are attempting to remove a colony from somewhere that isn't easily accessible so you are going to try to use a vacuum pump to extract bees before then cutting out the wild comb!