Storage

[Hachi]

Following the discovery of my dead hive due to a DLQ I have a BB with frames half full of honey and I wish to store it until spring.

I was thinking of putting the BB on a plastic tray with another on top and then strapping it all together to keep the honey and frames safe from damn mice.

I then got to thinking, how do you store yours? So lets here your methods

 

[Erichalfbee]

In the shed with crown board top and bottom.
Not honey but thymol syrup though.....honey goes in jars

Sorry about the bees

 

[Tom Bick]

Mice yes but you will also have to think wax moth

 

[VEG]

I store my supers wet individually wrapped in clear industrial pallet wrap.

 

[Luminos]

I put mine in the freezer.

 

[dpearce4]

I put mine in the freezer.

bloody hell how big is your freezer.

 

[Luminos]

Had to buy a bigger freezer when I started beekeeping, lol

 

[dpearce4]

mine would have to be a walk in the size of a garage the amount of supers I have.

 

[Hachi]

I store my supers wet individually wrapped in clear industrial pallet wrap.

Saw this and thought yup can do that but then I thought... how does that stuff protect from mice? You want to see what they've done to my poly nuc the little S****.

 

[VEG]

Never had mice probs to date in my garage

 

[Hachi]

I sent five to the great hedgerows in the sky this winter. Traps are permanently set now...

 

[protheroe]

mice in my shed have damaged wax in at least 20 supers.put traps down but cant catch the little buggers.

 

[Gilberdyke John]

mice in my shed have damaged wax in at least 20 supers.put traps down but cant catch the little buggers.

Bait them with chocolate and set them "tickle"

 

[Heather]

Chest freezer 20 supers at a time. Then store in industrial poly bags. In bee room that is mice free. Suggest mouse traps....yep, they like choc.

 

[Erichalfbee]

Mice ate through a poly nuc I had wet frames in one winter so all the wax goes into wooden supers stacked up

 

[Cazza]

Bait them with chocolate and set them "tickle"

Peanuts always work for me. Caught over 30 mice in the garage last Winter. Metal traps seem to be best. None have come in so far this Winter.

Frames are stored in a shed (no mice) in BB/supers in stacks of 6 with crown board top and bottom.
Cazza

 

[Dishmop]

Peanuts always work for me. Caught over 30 in the garage last Winter. Metal traps seem to be best. None have come in so far this Winter.

Damn things get in everywhere.

I've heard of a honey trap, but .... catching nuts?

 

[Cazza]

Damn things get in everywhere.

I've heard of a honey trap, but .... catching nuts?

Very funny.
Yes, I have terrible trouble with nuts in the garage. That's what you get for living in Suffolk.
Cazza

 

[Dishmop]

Its nearer to civilisation than I am tho.
No mice here. Not much in the way of birds, but used to have a hedgehog under the shed.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

Last thing you want is getting your nuts caught in a mousetrap!