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on the 19th june i hived 2 nucs, both 5 frame nats buckfast type bee.
hive 2
frame 1 stores (little in corner of frame) C brood =cb from now
frame 2 cb and where bees have hatched pollen being put in cells
3 cb and Q
4 cb some lava (stores same as above on frame 1)
5 cb
6 cb
7 part drawn foundation some uncapped stores
8 one side frame drawn
9 foundation
frame 2/3/4/5/6/ are Nat frames
Frame 1/7/8/9/ dadant shallows
there is no wild comb built anywhere on these frames
I have added a comercial frame full of capped honey, of which i ran hive tool over the cappings.
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Hive 3
frame 1 cb + stores
frame 2 cb + lava
frame 3 cb
frame 4 cb
frame 5 cb
frame 6 cb + stores
frame 7 capped stores complete frame
frame 8 part drawn and uncapped stores
frame 9 foundation
Frame 2/3/4/5/6/ are nats
frame 1/7/8/9/ dadant shallows
there is wild comb under frames and beside nat frame due to size difference
i have managed this quiet well and for the minute i will leave it this way.
Wild comb aslo has store and the wild comb under the frames has cb.
I have added a supper today,would you say that was right thing to do
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I would take a guess and say that hive 3 is about twice the size in bees and cb as hive 2.
I would be greatfull for any ideas as to why there is such a difference as they are both the same bee and hive type setup.
hive 2
frame 1 stores (little in corner of frame) C brood =cb from now
frame 2 cb and where bees have hatched pollen being put in cells
3 cb and Q
4 cb some lava (stores same as above on frame 1)
5 cb
6 cb
7 part drawn foundation some uncapped stores
8 one side frame drawn
9 foundation
frame 2/3/4/5/6/ are Nat frames
Frame 1/7/8/9/ dadant shallows
there is no wild comb built anywhere on these frames
I have added a comercial frame full of capped honey, of which i ran hive tool over the cappings.
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Hive 3
frame 1 cb + stores
frame 2 cb + lava
frame 3 cb
frame 4 cb
frame 5 cb
frame 6 cb + stores
frame 7 capped stores complete frame
frame 8 part drawn and uncapped stores
frame 9 foundation
Frame 2/3/4/5/6/ are nats
frame 1/7/8/9/ dadant shallows
there is wild comb under frames and beside nat frame due to size difference
i have managed this quiet well and for the minute i will leave it this way.
Wild comb aslo has store and the wild comb under the frames has cb.
I have added a supper today,would you say that was right thing to do
.......................................................................................................
I would take a guess and say that hive 3 is about twice the size in bees and cb as hive 2.
I would be greatfull for any ideas as to why there is such a difference as they are both the same bee and hive type setup.