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House Bee
- Joined
- May 1, 2011
- Messages
- 408
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- Location
- Surrey
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 6
Hi All
Something has been bothering me since I transfered my first nuc 2 weeks ago into a National box. I'm told that a National takes 11no. frames however when I added the 6no. DN4 frames of foundation to the 5no. from the nuc box, I realised there was space for a twelfth frame - is this right? Does one simply shuffle the 11no. frames to be all roughly equally spaced apart? I know that the super I assembled above had those castellated strips which forced the spacing.
Sorry, I have tried searching on the forum without success. These are DN4 National frames I bought with the "--- on a budget" range from Th****s.
Also another thing I have asked elsewhere on someone elses thread but seems it was overlooked - how does one know when the flow is back on again as some are reporting. Is it a case of simply examining the frames or it is as obvious to see on a bee as pollen. Reason I ask is because I have been told to feed them but when do I stop?
Many thanks.
BL
Something has been bothering me since I transfered my first nuc 2 weeks ago into a National box. I'm told that a National takes 11no. frames however when I added the 6no. DN4 frames of foundation to the 5no. from the nuc box, I realised there was space for a twelfth frame - is this right? Does one simply shuffle the 11no. frames to be all roughly equally spaced apart? I know that the super I assembled above had those castellated strips which forced the spacing.
Sorry, I have tried searching on the forum without success. These are DN4 National frames I bought with the "--- on a budget" range from Th****s.
Also another thing I have asked elsewhere on someone elses thread but seems it was overlooked - how does one know when the flow is back on again as some are reporting. Is it a case of simply examining the frames or it is as obvious to see on a bee as pollen. Reason I ask is because I have been told to feed them but when do I stop?
Many thanks.
BL