portal escape

[REDWOOD]

Brushing bees of one super is OKay.....ish but when you have a shed full it's not such a pleasant task.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

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let the bees first get nervous. It takes abut 15 mn. They suck themself full of honey.
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Don't you lose sleep over the loss of all that honey? or do you get them all to sick it all back up into a bucket?

 

[maddydog]

Don't you lose sleep over the loss of all that honey? or do you get them all to sick it all back up into a bucket?

I must be the only one on the forum who can't find anything that is more than 70% effective. Tried porters, bee quick, rhombus etc. Going to try the leaf blower tomorrow

 

[theeggman]

We use "Poly-Hives" clearer board with the modified rhombus, 2 hours the supers are empty but we have left them on for a week (health issues) and only 1 bee back in the super.

Have a search on the forum for them, if no luck come back and I will try dig out the photos of one. They work and no grief for the beek or bees.

 

[Finman]

Don't you lose sleep over the loss of all that honey? or do you get them all to sick it all back up into a bucket?

Höpönlöpön. Tota ei ymmärrä Erkkikään.

 

[Finman]

We use "Poly-Hives" clearer board with the modified rhombus, 2 hours the supers are empty but we have left them on for a week (health issues) and only 1 bee back in the super.

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No box is empty in 2 hours.
Like in these days I clear 4 boxes ag same time.

One box is easier to shake than return after 2 hours
Vain hopes
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[jenkinsbrynmair]

Höpönlöpön. Tota ei ymmärrä Erkkikään.

twll dy dyn di hefyd y ffwrch aflan

 

[Finman]

twll dy dyn di hefyd y ffwrch aflan

Titi tyy

 

[maddydog]

Going to try the leaf blower tomorrow

Couple of mins to clear 11 supers. Chaos for five mins then apiary back to normal. Easy

 

[Finman]

Couple of mins to clear 11 supers. Chaos for five mins then apiary back to normal. Easy

Leaf blower is nice in 12C weather

 

[maddydog]

Leaf blower is nice in 12C weather

I wouldn't use it at 12c, but it was in the 20's today so no problem