JWF
Field Bee
- Joined
- Oct 8, 2014
- Messages
- 727
- Reaction score
- 3
- Location
- Herne Bay, Kent
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- Somehow this is now 6! Er 7!
Hi,
I am giving a colony to a friend who has a top bar hive. I am planning on doing the following.
1. Place donor colony on final location of TBH
2. Three days later, move donor hive to one side and place TBH in location, with entrance roughly in the same place
3. Allow the flying bees to vacate the donor hive and go into the TBH
4. Shake bees off frames into the TBH
5. Cut out brood and stores to the correct dimensions, and secure to top bars
My question is - what is the best way to secure the cut out comb onto the top bars? I have used rubber bands on nat frames but I don't think they will work on top bars. Would wire work, wrapped over the top of the bar and down under the comb?
Or is there an easier way.
Thanks in advance
I am giving a colony to a friend who has a top bar hive. I am planning on doing the following.
1. Place donor colony on final location of TBH
2. Three days later, move donor hive to one side and place TBH in location, with entrance roughly in the same place
3. Allow the flying bees to vacate the donor hive and go into the TBH
4. Shake bees off frames into the TBH
5. Cut out brood and stores to the correct dimensions, and secure to top bars
My question is - what is the best way to secure the cut out comb onto the top bars? I have used rubber bands on nat frames but I don't think they will work on top bars. Would wire work, wrapped over the top of the bar and down under the comb?
Or is there an easier way.
Thanks in advance