trapperman
House Bee
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2010
- Messages
- 135
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- Location
- oxfordshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 4 national 3 tbh
Right i put a super on about 4 weeks ago after finding some Queen cups i thought they might be wanting some more room, this is a nuc from end of May with 7-8 frames of brood the rest stores.
the first week or so they started to draw on 3-4 frames in the middle of the super and have stored about a couple of pounds of honey uncapped thats all and have done no more since.
If the flow has stopped or is stopping what should i now do with this?, will they move it down into the brood box when the Queen slows laying for the winter? its only slightly drawn so dont know whether it should be left on or taken off before feeding for winter.
it has a Q excluder between the super and brood.
they have done o.k i think but dont know if they are strong enough for brood and a half for winter?, if they are not strong enough can the extra room chill them?.
the first week or so they started to draw on 3-4 frames in the middle of the super and have stored about a couple of pounds of honey uncapped thats all and have done no more since.
If the flow has stopped or is stopping what should i now do with this?, will they move it down into the brood box when the Queen slows laying for the winter? its only slightly drawn so dont know whether it should be left on or taken off before feeding for winter.
it has a Q excluder between the super and brood.
they have done o.k i think but dont know if they are strong enough for brood and a half for winter?, if they are not strong enough can the extra room chill them?.