markb2603
House Bee
- Joined
- Apr 23, 2022
- Messages
- 118
- Reaction score
- 52
- Location
- Donegal, Ireland
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4
I have a colony on a double brood that I feel should probably go down to a single to overwinter as it’s not got up to the size I thought it would over the season. What’s the best way to do this? There is BIAS in both boxes and stores in both as well. If also have a paritially drawn and filled super. I’m hoping to take the super off at the end of the month and then spend September treating with Apilife Var.
Should I put on a queen excluder, wait for the current cycle to finish out and then take off the super and the now empty brood box (with stores) and either extract or Nadir? Should I then treat or should I take off the super and treat both boxes before going to 1 box?
Should I put on a queen excluder, wait for the current cycle to finish out and then take off the super and the now empty brood box (with stores) and either extract or Nadir? Should I then treat or should I take off the super and treat both boxes before going to 1 box?