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- Feb 17, 2013
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- Location
- Northants
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 2
I have made a few changes as going for Poly Langs and Top bar hives. My new top bars fit the langstroth T. bars so can work with the two if need be. Got rid of all my Nationals as didn't want to complicate it any further.
Question is:
My homemade top bar hive bars didn't fit either of the new hives so got rid of it. I screwed Langstroth top frame bars into old bars and placed them all in a new Lang poly hive. Looking today this brood comb is a bit of a mess with comb built everywhere. I placed a new brood box below with some drawn foundation with the hope the queen will go down. Once she is down I can put a QX on, let brood above emerge and then sort out this box. Problem is they are filling new bottom box with honey.
Not sure now what to do. Don't want to add a super above as too cold and also not all frames in bottom are drawn anyway. Any ideas?
One thing though, Poly hives seem best so far as build up is huge and really fast.
Question is:
My homemade top bar hive bars didn't fit either of the new hives so got rid of it. I screwed Langstroth top frame bars into old bars and placed them all in a new Lang poly hive. Looking today this brood comb is a bit of a mess with comb built everywhere. I placed a new brood box below with some drawn foundation with the hope the queen will go down. Once she is down I can put a QX on, let brood above emerge and then sort out this box. Problem is they are filling new bottom box with honey.
Not sure now what to do. Don't want to add a super above as too cold and also not all frames in bottom are drawn anyway. Any ideas?
One thing though, Poly hives seem best so far as build up is huge and really fast.