suavecarve
New Bee
- Joined
- Mar 10, 2012
- Messages
- 10
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Headley
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
I have 2 TBH and although I put some wax to learn teh bees which way i wanted them to build their combs they took no notice of my directions and now the combs have ended up at 90 degrees to where i put in my request.
I am going to lose the 2 TBH (plywood is cheap but aint good) but wont buy new nationals til next year as I want to join the 2 TBH colonies to the 2 nationals I have for winter.
I have a spare catching hive and can take them into work (as I want to move them 20 yards as well) and was wondering what to do.
I think Queen catching and bunging her into my small hive with some stores and brood but with the combs going the other way there is real potential for not getting all the necessary comb in there and hanging it right. Then take teh hive away and bring it back then amalgamate then do the same with eh second hive (Or i could leave that one for winter as it is only 1 year old)
Any suggestions on how best to transfer the perpendicular comb into a small national without upsetting them too much. ie if i capture the queen and put her in the small national will they all leave the brood and honey that is there and therefore making my job a lot easier (obviously getting the honey before teh wasps)
Ideas gratefully received
I am going to lose the 2 TBH (plywood is cheap but aint good) but wont buy new nationals til next year as I want to join the 2 TBH colonies to the 2 nationals I have for winter.
I have a spare catching hive and can take them into work (as I want to move them 20 yards as well) and was wondering what to do.
I think Queen catching and bunging her into my small hive with some stores and brood but with the combs going the other way there is real potential for not getting all the necessary comb in there and hanging it right. Then take teh hive away and bring it back then amalgamate then do the same with eh second hive (Or i could leave that one for winter as it is only 1 year old)
Any suggestions on how best to transfer the perpendicular comb into a small national without upsetting them too much. ie if i capture the queen and put her in the small national will they all leave the brood and honey that is there and therefore making my job a lot easier (obviously getting the honey before teh wasps)
Ideas gratefully received