Plastic bags for storing supers?

[psafloyd]

I have heard people discuss using large plastic bags to store supers and keep out moth (I know they prefer brood), spiders, etc.

Now I am sure bin liners would accommodate a super, but they are fragile and you can't see into them.

Does anyone have any recommendations or should I not bother using them at all?

Now, before I get the recommendations, I should add that I do not have access to large outbuildings, sheds, etc, so some will be stored in a garden shed and sme may have to be stored out on pallets.

As ever, my thanks for any input.

 

[REDWOOD]

I put cling film around them

 

[djg]

psafloyd,

For storage in a pest-free environment (my lock-up garage, for example) I use the plastic sleeves from our local dry cleaners. these are transparent on one side and a full super slides snugly inside the sleeve, with the extra length at either end giving a useful flap to tape up.

Of course, you may need a heavier-duty solution if rodents, or even ants, are present.

 

[moor141]

I just use the supers stacked with a ply panel covering top and bottom stored in a corner of the workshop. Empty boxes or boxes with frames and no foundation are stored out side on a sealed floor with a spare roof fitted. Over winter they are cleaned steralised, repaired and painted ready for reuse.

 

[keithgrimes]

I use cling film. seems to work

 

[xgeordie]

Mine are stacked in a shed with top and bottom covered. Only time I use a bag is when I am sterilising the boxes using sulpher strips - I think I salvaged it when a new mattress was delivered.

 

[oliver90owner]

Here are a couple of threads I found on searching:

This one: http://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13439&highlight=storing+supers

or maybe this: http://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13077&highlight=storing+supers


If using spacer frames, remove spacers and increase the number of frames stored in each super and put the empty supers under (or over) the hives for the winter, if no other options.

 

[Heather]

I can buy strong clear bags from local animal stores outlet (Bodle Bros) they are £1 each and hold 5 supers. http://www.bodlebros.co.uk/
If you have difficulty getting- pm me and I will get them and send to you just bags and postage.

 

[psafloyd]

Thanks for the help, everyone. Don't like the cling film idea as it can only be used once and I wouldn't sleep over the waste, but I can see the attraction for it.

 

[VEG]

I use black bin bags and dispose of them once used.

 

[MJBee]

I use black bin bags and dispose of them once used.

Why "dispose" of them? When the super(s) are put back into service I use the bin liner(s) in the bin Some are a bit sticky but a close fitting lid prevents robbing. However I'm a tight s*d

 

[Monsieur Abeille]

I use tougher garden waste bags if available, and plain old black bin liners if not No problems so far though I imagine the budget ones may be a bit thin.

Tried cling film once and couldn't get on with it, far too fiddly for my liking.

 

[BBG]

I can buy strong clear bags from local animal stores outlet (Bodle Bros) they are £1 each and hold 5 supers. http://www.bodlebros.co.uk/
If you have difficulty getting- pm me and I will get them and send to you just bags and postage.

Very kind of you.

 

[Rosti]

I use black bin bags and dispose of them once used.

Ditto