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- May 29, 2018
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- Location
- East Sussex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 9.5
i have mostly had great success with newspaper unite
i try to put Q- hive above Q+ hive (i think i read this some time ago on here)
when you need to do the reverse i.e. Q+ hive up top, and the lower Q- hive has supers, i have had two unites fail.
Circumstances when this failed were left for a week and then check UBB and that Q is present and laying and that bees are mixing, then move Q+ box below supers and above LBB.
Twice, i have then gone back and Q has been killed, a good number of times this hasnt happened and she has been fine.
Question...should i consider another unite i.e. use newspaper again when i move Q+ box below supers? or is it just bad luck
i try to put Q- hive above Q+ hive (i think i read this some time ago on here)
when you need to do the reverse i.e. Q+ hive up top, and the lower Q- hive has supers, i have had two unites fail.
Circumstances when this failed were left for a week and then check UBB and that Q is present and laying and that bees are mixing, then move Q+ box below supers and above LBB.
Twice, i have then gone back and Q has been killed, a good number of times this hasnt happened and she has been fine.
Question...should i consider another unite i.e. use newspaper again when i move Q+ box below supers? or is it just bad luck