How much winter stores

[Beefriendly]

Hi Levitt53, Thanks for that tip. I actually like the lugs, never understood one box just resting on the other! I might change my mind at some point though women's prerogative.

So do I. It helps stop things shifting when moving hives to OSR/Borage/heather/home again.
A couple of minutes with a Stanley knife is all it takes to cut a few recesses in your supers to fit the floor; if you wish to go that way.
As Erica says, if you have standard National supers they will sit on the floors. So, at least two options for nadiring with a super.

 

[beeno]

So do I. It helps stop things shifting when moving hives to OSR/Borage/heather/home again.
A couple of minutes with a Stanley knife is all it takes to cut a few recesses in your supers to fit the floor; if you wish to go that way.
As Erica says, if you have standard National supers they will sit on the floors. So, at least two options for nadiring with a super.

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Leaveas me with lots of options should I need them.

 

[Beefriendly]

I cannot do that, because I am on Paynes poly hives.

Thanks for pointing out the obvious. Leaveas me with lots of options should I need them.

From cannot to pointing out the obvious. Make up yer mind.
I was trying to be helpful as no-one else had pointed out "the obvious".

 

[Swarm]

Hi Hebeegeebee, can you explain what you mean by the bit in brackets?

The implication that they will consume markedly more stores. This may or may not be the case, I think it depends on the colony tbh. I've had colonies in insulated wood, non insulated wood, poly and a mixture and don't see the trend. Probably the best year for stores consumption was 2010-2011, minus double figures and plenty of snow and they all went through with no insulation. Each had a super over them that was untouched.

 

[beeno]

From cannot to pointing out the obvious. Make up yer mind.
I was trying to be helpful as no-one else had pointed out "the obvious".

In my seven years as a beek I have had no need to nadir. But now with your helpful advice I can if the need arises. Thank you.

 

[beeno]

This might make you laugh Beeno but that is the first time I realised you were a woman. Never noticed the symbol on the side.
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Thanks for pointing the symbol out to me never noticed either and often got it wrong. Wish you hadn't as it has spoilt my own guessing game. X

 

[beeno]

I’m all for women’s prerogative, female too. I found it nearly impossible to separate the floor from the brood box the first time I tried. Maybe you’ll have more success.

Put your foot on the floor. Mine is a size 4.

 

[Millet]

I verse ya ... size eight here Pet