Skyscraper Hive.

[Millet]

that's ok I might have been a bit abrupt with you, had a bad day sorry

Sorry for sticking them pictures up Snelly of all them supers on those hives, it would obviously make a 2 super hive owner jealous.

 

[dpearce4]

I don't own enough supers to have more than 2 on each hive.

 

[Poly Hive]

Sorry to poop the party but......

It is good practice to own an average of three supers per colony.

Why?

You can clear two down to one, then extract and return the empties.

Having been in the unhapppy situation of a massive OSR flow and extreacting to 3am then returning sups to colonies at 10am you can be assured this is NOT fun.

PH

I think I will change my sub line to: I have already made every **** up so why copy?

 

[dpearce4]

Sorry to poop the party but......

It is good practice to own an average of three supers per colony.

Why?

You can clear two down to one, then extract and return the empties.

Having been in the unhapppy situation of a massive OSR flow and extreacting to 3am then returning sups to colonies at 10am you can be assured this is NOT fun.

PH

I think I will change my sub line to: I have already made every **** up so why copy?

I have 30 new waiting to be built but no where to store them when I do atm as have loads of empty broods sitting around atm. will use the broods as supers to get the comb built ready for next year.

 

[Tremyfro]

Aww....you guys should get yourselves some Flow frames then you could just turn a tap instead of working into the small hours!

 

[Zante]

I have 30 new waiting to be built but no where to store them when I do atm as have loads of empty broods sitting around atm. will use the broods as supers to get the comb built ready for next year.

Question: is it viable storage to keep empty supers on a hive but isolating it from the colony with a board or something? That way when you need to "put on a super" you simply move the board up one super and you wouldn't need storage to keep the supers other than when you're actually harvesting.

As a complete noob the first problem I can think of is pests getting into the super, but what pests can get into a super if there is no entrance?

 

[Plenty of honey]

Question: is it viable storage to keep empty supers on a hive but isolating it from the colony with a board or something? That way when you need to "put on a super" you simply move the board up one super and you wouldn't need storage to keep the supers other than when you're actually harvesting.

As a complete noob the first problem I can think of is pests getting into the super, but what pests can get into a super if there is no entrance?

You can do as you've describes, but i cant afford the luxury of spare supers above a sealed crown board. If there a flow on, i will put two supers on a strong colonie. That does leave with no spare at the moment!

P and D, wax moth if their not sealed and already drawn out from a previous harvest. Just wax foundation isn't a problem. Believe me, you won't have the luxury of spares sitting on top of hives !!

 

[Dusty Rhodes]

It is good practice to own an average of three supers per colony.

Why?

You can clear two down to one, then extract and return the empties.

For me, it's a question of finances and convenience.

I can't afford a decent extractor yet - so I have to hire - and fetch and return - the Association's extractor at £20 per week. Doing that three or four times a season isn't cost effective or convenient. And others want to hire them, too.

On the other hand, supers are cheap enough to buy and fill with frames, enough for a whole season. I typically get 5/6 supers per hive at home. And I can extract that lot in a day.

Dusty

 

[dpearce4]

I'm slowly building up at present I have 80 supers but need another 40 just to have 3 per hive. then every site 20 more colonies that's another 60 supers plus.

its also a storage issue at that many.

 

[Millet]

My man hood is obviously not as big as most with 20,000 supers, I have 7 supers and if 1 gets used I will orgasm on my second super.

 

[BeeJayBee]

Whats the point in this as i can imagine it being hard work to work with.

This is the White House hive, there are reasons for such a tall hive stand.

Taken from City Bees Bl0gspot http://www.tonitoni.org/photos26.html

The hive stand is Charlie's own work, its configuration responds to requirements of the site, and working the hive will require a stepladder of sorts. The legs are set in concrete. Helicopters land not so far away, after all!

Here are the brood boxes with a feeder added, and one unusual feature: transportation straps in place for continuous use. This is a second accommodation made for the peculiarities of the site: in this case to remove any possibility that the hive could be knocked over by helicopter wash, overzealous groundskeeping, or the like!​

 

[snelgrove]

Sorry for sticking them pictures up Snelly of all them supers on those hives, it would obviously make a 2 super hive owner jealous.

A 14 x12 or brood and a half with two supers is a very good colony Millet, rarely in this part of the world do you get anything more.

 

[Millet]

A 14 x12 or brood and a half with two supers is a very good colony Millet, rarely in this part of the world do you get anything more.

I will be more than happy if they get enough for themselves any thing else will be a bonus.

 

[snelgrove]

I will be more than happy if they get enough for themselves any thing else will be a bonus.

that's te makings of a good beekeeper