ruffle
New Bee
- Joined
- May 31, 2011
- Messages
- 23
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- Location
- Peterborough
- Hive Type
- WBC
- Number of Hives
- 3
Advice please.
Caught a swarm on Saturday from one of my own hives (yes I know... but every time an inspection has been possible time-wise it's been raining or freezing cold ).
The only kit I had available was a National Super so that's what they ended up in (dummied down to five frames with Kingspan filling the outside voids).
I'd like to donate this swarm to a friend who's just starting out (done the four week PBKA intro course) but he's bought himself a Langstroth so I'm wondering just how I can transfer National Super frames into his hive.
There's an additional complication in that he's working away and won't be back home until Thursday (the swarm was caught on Saturday AM) so the ladies will have been working the fresh foundation for around five days.
Any suggestions? TIA.
Caught a swarm on Saturday from one of my own hives (yes I know... but every time an inspection has been possible time-wise it's been raining or freezing cold ).
The only kit I had available was a National Super so that's what they ended up in (dummied down to five frames with Kingspan filling the outside voids).
I'd like to donate this swarm to a friend who's just starting out (done the four week PBKA intro course) but he's bought himself a Langstroth so I'm wondering just how I can transfer National Super frames into his hive.
There's an additional complication in that he's working away and won't be back home until Thursday (the swarm was caught on Saturday AM) so the ladies will have been working the fresh foundation for around five days.
Any suggestions? TIA.