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- Joined
- Jan 17, 2018
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- Location
- South Yorkshire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 5ish plus a couple of nucs
Bit of advice needed regarding storing capped supers please.
I'm planning on leaving each of my hives with a super of honey for the winter (unfashionable I think, but it's my first year and I'd prefer them to have the honey this winter for a number of reasons).
I will probably need to treat for varroa and would prefer to do so with thymol, which I know will necessitate removing the supers while treating (in case there is any honey left in the spring that I wish to extract).
Is there a way I can store them (I don't have freezer space for them) that will reduce the chance of wax moth issue, for the time they need to be off? I can put them on crown boards in the shed and tape them up, but not sure if that'll do the trick as the shed is neither dry nor bee tight, but they'd only be there for a few weeks.
Or would I be better treating with an option that allows the supers to remain on?
I'm planning on leaving each of my hives with a super of honey for the winter (unfashionable I think, but it's my first year and I'd prefer them to have the honey this winter for a number of reasons).
I will probably need to treat for varroa and would prefer to do so with thymol, which I know will necessitate removing the supers while treating (in case there is any honey left in the spring that I wish to extract).
Is there a way I can store them (I don't have freezer space for them) that will reduce the chance of wax moth issue, for the time they need to be off? I can put them on crown boards in the shed and tape them up, but not sure if that'll do the trick as the shed is neither dry nor bee tight, but they'd only be there for a few weeks.
Or would I be better treating with an option that allows the supers to remain on?