HELP - What Frames ?

[MuswellMetro]

well, this thread seems to come to the conclusion that it is all a matter of personal choice


so choose one type of frame and try it out, not too expensive to change frames

i have had up to 8 supers on a hive (normally four) so as long as you keep the same frames in their own supers it gives you a lot to play with ( though i have seen manleys and hoffmans mixed for drawing out)

and if you have four supers on and they are still foraging like mad and filling a super in two days, i can assure you that you dont care what frames you are using in the next super,it is what ever you have to hand, you just need FRAMES

 

[shudderdun]

Thank You

Many thanks to everyone who has taken the time to respond to my query, much appreciated.

As suggested in one of the threads everyone has their own preference.

I will just have to make my mind up from all your advice and suck and see.

Regards.

Gary.

 

[oliver90owner]

shudderdun,

You said you were making your hive. I suggest that while at it, you knock up an ~90mm eke. That would more than suffice for either placing over (for feeding in winter) or fixing (?) under to convert your brood to14 x 12 the following season. It keeps your options open as to brood frame choice as your experience increases.

A single National deep brood may well be more than adequate in your first year, dependent on timing/colony/season, etc., but you may get some pointers for the second (when the colony should start strong and get stronger!). The decision might then be running brood and a half, or double brood, or jumbo.

Regards, RAB

 

[shudderdun]

Thanks

Eke's and Jumbo, something else for me to read up on !!!

Just in the middle of Bill Turnbulls book, quite entertaining !!!

 

[oliver90owner]

entertaining

Entertaining, yes. Informative, not so much.

Regards, RAB

 

[tonybloke]

shudderdun,

You said you were making your hive. I suggest that while at it, you knock up an ~90mm eke. That would more than suffice for either placing over (for feeding in winter) or fixing (?) under to convert your brood to14 x 12 the following season. It keeps your options open as to brood frame choice as your experience increases.

A single National deep brood may well be more than adequate in your first year, dependent on timing/colony/season, etc., but you may get some pointers for the second (when the colony should start strong and get stronger!). The decision might then be running brood and a half, or double brood, or jumbo.

Regards, RAB

bugger all that messing about with ekes or brood & 1/2, just go for a bigger brood box to start with, such as 'commercial' brood box !!