Jambo
House Bee
- Joined
- Nov 29, 2016
- Messages
- 138
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- Location
- Aberdeenshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 10+
Hello
I have two identical National hives from Thorne with mesh floors. Strong colonies in both, both started from nucs late April, one slightly ahead of the other but not much in it - both have all 9-10 frames packed with brood currently.
One hive consistently has a lot of pollen underneath it, dropped through the floor. The other has hardly any.
I have read that this may be due to rough edges around the door or similar but does anyone have any more details or experience of what causes it? To complicate things, while most of it is near the front of the hive there is plenty towards the back too.
Anything I can do? Obviously with the amount of brood they are rearing they are managing to get plenty in and are hardly starving, but still I'd like to improve it for them if I can.
Thanks
I have two identical National hives from Thorne with mesh floors. Strong colonies in both, both started from nucs late April, one slightly ahead of the other but not much in it - both have all 9-10 frames packed with brood currently.
One hive consistently has a lot of pollen underneath it, dropped through the floor. The other has hardly any.
I have read that this may be due to rough edges around the door or similar but does anyone have any more details or experience of what causes it? To complicate things, while most of it is near the front of the hive there is plenty towards the back too.
Anything I can do? Obviously with the amount of brood they are rearing they are managing to get plenty in and are hardly starving, but still I'd like to improve it for them if I can.
Thanks