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deemann1

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I use national size supers
This year the ten frame supers all weighed in between 28 and 32 pounds. I have never had supers fill a bucket each
I think I'll be converting most my supers to ten frame castelations now
 
What size bucket? If a super weighs 28-30 lbs you won't get a full bucket (assuming 30 lb bucket size), surely? I get 15-18 lbs honey from a full super of ten frames. There's always some residue due to early crystallisation etc. Doesn't matter, I always return wet supers to the hive for cleaning - prefer not to store wet supers.
 
What size bucket? If a super weighs 28-30 lbs you won't get a full bucket (assuming 30 lb bucket size), surely? I get 15-18 lbs honey from a full super of ten frames. There's always some residue due to early crystallisation etc. Doesn't matter, I always return wet supers to the hive for cleaning - prefer not to store wet supers.
I use 10L buckets and some of my supers filled one each this year.
 
Apols, I've just had a glass of wine. How much does a litre of honey weigh?

A young learner in the club apiary two weeks ago asked me how much honey does a hive produce each year. When I replied '30 lbs average' he was none the wiser.
 
What size bucket? If a super weighs 28-30 lbs you won't get a full bucket (assuming 30 lb bucket size), surely? I get 15-18 lbs honey from a full super of ten frames. There's always some residue due to early crystallisation etc. Doesn't matter, I always return wet supers to the hive for cleaning - prefer not to store wet supers.
10 litre buckets
 
I use national size supers
This year the ten frame supers all weighed in between 28 and 32 pounds. I have never had supers fill a bucket each
I think I'll be converting most my supers to ten frame castelations now
I use National Brood as supers, all between 50-70lb on 10 standard HM frames (slightly wider spacing once drawn in 11 frame boxes), makes for a great workout : )
 
I use national size supers
This year the ten frame supers all weighed in between 28 and 32 pounds. I have never had supers fill a bucket each
I think I'll be converting most my supers to ten frame castelations now
Same, some bloody heavy supers coming in this season, many of my hives are totally plugged out.
Buy your new buckets quick because I've got another 800 supers ish to extract!
 
I tried dividing boards between the frames on one super for this year.
Lots of unnecessary faff moving them around all season but it did in the end produce a boxful of big wide flat combs that were so quick and easy to uncap I almost enjoyed the whole process for a few seconds.
 
Yes, Manley are great but won't fit comfortably in my T's 9-frame extractor.

They do in mine, but can be a bit of a fiddle getting them in. I have considered just nipping a tiny bit off the bottom end of the sides of the frames to make it easier though.

James
 
They do in mine, but can be a bit of a fiddle getting them in. I have considered just nipping a tiny bit off the bottom end of the sides of the frames to make it easier though.

James
I used have a universal 9 frame, the trick with manleys is to fill the outside two of each three then the middle one will wiggle in.
 
I have a second hand Thomas Duomel 9 frame radial which says explicitly not suitable for Manley frames. Someone decided to extend the slot on the inner section at the bottom but I felt that normal super frames might be unstable so made an aluminium carrier with the correct slot size for those. If I do get manley frames I can just take out the screws for them. BUT to replace the entire cage would have been 155 euros as they don't supply the bottom moulding only. So a nick out of the frame seems a great idea.
 
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