bbadger07
House Bee
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2010
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- Location
- Barnoldswick, lancashire
- Hive Type
- Commercial
- Number of Hives
- 3 colonies
just a start to say again thanks for all your help and support so far it is much appreciated. I have two more topics on which i would really appreciate some advice.
Firstly I bought a load of 2nd hand supers some of which have old frames with foundation off my mentor so i know the source but how do i get the frames into a clean state. Some have just drawn foundation which is straight forward but some have slight capped and crystalised combs. (picture attached, please excuse the grotty skirting boards its been taken in my front room which is my den/toolroom)
Now my mentor says i can put them in next year and the bees will clean em up and re-use, so my question to everyone is, "is this the norm, or should I clean em right back and re set foundation and be dammed".
And one final question ive got a couple of uncapped super frames with honey in which is all i got this season as they were new colonies, my understanding to get the honey out i would have to "scrape em back, put it in some kind of jelly bag and drain in a warmish oven"....
Oh i do apologies for sounding dumb but this forum is a really good help and again i really appreciate members adding their thoughts to my problems.
kind regards
MB
Firstly I bought a load of 2nd hand supers some of which have old frames with foundation off my mentor so i know the source but how do i get the frames into a clean state. Some have just drawn foundation which is straight forward but some have slight capped and crystalised combs. (picture attached, please excuse the grotty skirting boards its been taken in my front room which is my den/toolroom)
Now my mentor says i can put them in next year and the bees will clean em up and re-use, so my question to everyone is, "is this the norm, or should I clean em right back and re set foundation and be dammed".
And one final question ive got a couple of uncapped super frames with honey in which is all i got this season as they were new colonies, my understanding to get the honey out i would have to "scrape em back, put it in some kind of jelly bag and drain in a warmish oven"....
Oh i do apologies for sounding dumb but this forum is a really good help and again i really appreciate members adding their thoughts to my problems.
kind regards
MB