Black Comb
Queen Bee
- Joined
- Aug 10, 2009
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- Location
- Cumbria
- Hive Type
- Other
- Number of Hives
- 10+
Hooper recommends Manley (I bought some) but my hives came with Hofmanns.
Just brought back 2 hives from the heather - one H and one M.
Both supers were nearly full. 10 Hofmanns contained honey and 8 were fully capped. 7 Manleys contained honey and only 2 were fully capped. The Manley's contained more honey per frame than the hofmanns but because they are deeper they take more filling, therefore capping is later.
As a newish beek I hope to have a decent honey crop next year (generally, not just heather) but haven't much drawn so which do you think I should opt for?
Just brought back 2 hives from the heather - one H and one M.
Both supers were nearly full. 10 Hofmanns contained honey and 8 were fully capped. 7 Manleys contained honey and only 2 were fully capped. The Manley's contained more honey per frame than the hofmanns but because they are deeper they take more filling, therefore capping is later.
As a newish beek I hope to have a decent honey crop next year (generally, not just heather) but haven't much drawn so which do you think I should opt for?