Storing supers over winter

[Springer]

I seem to remember that supers should/can be stored with a sheet of newspaper between them, presumably with a sealed crown board or something on top ?
Does anyone see any benifit / problem with wrapping the whole pile in "pallet wrap", an industrial type of cling film ?
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[VEG]

no different to putting each into a bin liner

 

[Blue Spinnaker]

Have they got to be empty and dry to store them like this? I won't be wanting to leave a half filled super on my 14x12 over winter.

 

[oliver90owner]

This thread from a couple days ago might be worth reading.

http://beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=13008

 

[Winker]

Have they got to be empty and dry to store them like this? I won't be wanting to leave a half filled super on my 14x12 over winter.

feed them back to the bees first, once they have them nice and clean, pop them into storage

 

[Blue Spinnaker]

Thanks - how did I not see that - I spend long enough browsing here

 

[Springer]

Thanks for all the replies, as spinney said, how can you miss it ! Forgot the bin liners approach........am up for a go with pallet wrap myself.
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P.S. Used to sail a GP14 with a black spinnaker, known as the Black Pig, anyone remember that, Master Someone and his mate Seamen something ?
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[Monsieur Abeille]

P.S. Used to sail a GP14 with a black spinnaker, known as the Black Pig, anyone remember that, Master Someone and his mate Seamen something ?
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Not to forget Roger ... ..... ...

 

[Hebeegeebee]

I seem to remember that supers should/can be stored with a sheet of newspaper between them, presumably with a sealed crown board or something on top ?
Does anyone see any benifit / problem with wrapping the whole pile in "pallet wrap", an industrial type of cling film ?
S

I put my supers over the crown board with bee escape removed so the bees 'dry' the comb and remove the remaning honey as they take it down to the nest. Wet supers need to be put back like this at dusk as the bees realize there is honey outside the nest area and go outside the hive to look for it.

Once dry - a few days - I then store them in a shed, one above the other with something solid underneath - piece of plywood. The top has some small hole plastic mesh - sold as greenhouse shading to allow ventillation and to keep wax moth out. A queen excluder or two go on the top to keep the mesh in place. Mesh - if available is put between supers to limit the travel of moth if it does get in.

I will treat with Acetic Acid or sulphur strips. Wax moth will munch away at supers as well as brood chambers. Sulphur kills wax month. 80% Acetic acid also works on Nosema. Both need to be treated with care!!

I would be concerned that supers that go into storage 'wet' and are sealed up in plastic will come out mouldy in the Spring. Mice will eat through pallet wrap if the have a mind to.

Last year it was so cold for a long time so I didn't treat the moths. Cold = dead wax moth.

SWMBO would not be too keen on me using the freezer!

 

[Springer]

Thank for the extra advise, H.
Yes Roger,.............. I had forgotten him, had to do a google search to get him.
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[beeatshellards]

was recommended by an old beekeeper to collect all my lavender stems with the flower heads on and leave these around the supers when storing, I tried it last year and no wax moth damage, it could be the smell from the dried flowers, but I dont know why but it worked for me

 

[oliver90owner]

I tried it last year and no wax moth damage,

Wouldn't have had anyting to do with the low temperatures we had last winter, then?

 

[beeatshellards]

you are probably (no .. definitlely!!!) right ,