Robinredcar
House Bee
- Joined
- Feb 5, 2021
- Messages
- 211
- Reaction score
- 86
- Location
- Redcar, Cleveland.
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
I dindnt know that, I thought wax moth still went into super comb that's used just for stores, is it because they where stored wet?@Rob - Some reasons I use them 100% of the time -
Wax moths; supers used purely for honey production can be stored wet and I've yet to have issues with moths, if the combs had brood the moths move in (try it). Drones, I like to keep them out of the supers. Speed, knowing the queen location means faster super processing and moving boxes around including removing the bees. They might reduce honey production, fixed by adding a few more hives. Brood config; quick glance and I'll know if the units are single or DB (all the boxes are the same size).
I didnt realise QE had much of an effect on honey production either.
I agree knowing the queen's location and seeing what the brood is on is handy, mine where on a brood and half and another on single brood and I could easily tell (I only had two colonies to be fair it would have been pretty easy anyway ) but with alot of hives it would have been a bonus.