the naked beekeeper
Field Bee
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2008
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- Location
- S.E. Cornwall
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- Enough
Hi all,
One of my hives is a swarm from last year..there are still a few frames of undrawn foundation.
At present there are 4 frames of solid brood, then two frames of ivy honey, some of it has been uncapped, but it is clearly granulated and rock hard, as it tends to go!
My question, do you think these frames are stopping the queen laying any further, or stopping the bees drawing out the rest of the foundation like a kind of ivy dummy board??
I sprayed them with some water today to give them a hand.
One of my hives is a swarm from last year..there are still a few frames of undrawn foundation.
At present there are 4 frames of solid brood, then two frames of ivy honey, some of it has been uncapped, but it is clearly granulated and rock hard, as it tends to go!
My question, do you think these frames are stopping the queen laying any further, or stopping the bees drawing out the rest of the foundation like a kind of ivy dummy board??
I sprayed them with some water today to give them a hand.