MerryBee
House Bee
- Joined
- Jun 14, 2014
- Messages
- 242
- Reaction score
- 52
- Location
- Sussex
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 8
Here in the south my bees are really piling in the nectar. There is OSR only 400 metres from the hive. Today I put a 3rd super on the hive. Last week I added the second super of foundation, after a week they have drawn 9 of the 11 frames and they are filled with uncapped honey. The first super is partially capped.
My hive has a OMF and a polycarbonate crown board with the feed hole covered with a block of wood.
So my question is: should I ventilate the crown board , by replacing the block of wood with a porter bee escape.?
Will this assist the bees in ripening the honey. Obviously I want the honey capped by the time the OSR ends (3 or 4 weeks?). Or will it just make the hive drafty?
My hive has a OMF and a polycarbonate crown board with the feed hole covered with a block of wood.
So my question is: should I ventilate the crown board , by replacing the block of wood with a porter bee escape.?
Will this assist the bees in ripening the honey. Obviously I want the honey capped by the time the OSR ends (3 or 4 weeks?). Or will it just make the hive drafty?