dudley
House Bee
- Joined
- Feb 22, 2009
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- Location
- Kent uk
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2 apiary's 1 with 3 hives 2nd with 5 hives
I was just planning on getting ready for over wintering, feeders etc, and remembered I still had one hive that I forgot to extract honey from. At the time I ran out of equipment, jars etc and planned to get back to it later but forgot.
It is a national hive with a deep brood and one very very full super. Also its a really strong colony.
Should I simply remove the queen excluder and allow them to use it for themselves and have a big brood and a half next spring, or take it off and extract it or could I use it somehow to feed my other hives over the winter, nope that wont work as there all deep frames and I cannot just slip a supers in can I ? , anyway can you help guys?
Thanks Steve.
It is a national hive with a deep brood and one very very full super. Also its a really strong colony.
Should I simply remove the queen excluder and allow them to use it for themselves and have a big brood and a half next spring, or take it off and extract it or could I use it somehow to feed my other hives over the winter, nope that wont work as there all deep frames and I cannot just slip a supers in can I ? , anyway can you help guys?
Thanks Steve.