charentejohn
New Bee
- Joined
- Apr 27, 2019
- Messages
- 61
- Reaction score
- 17
- Location
- Central France
- Hive Type
- warre
- Number of Hives
- 2
I will be populating a Warre next spring and am making the bits for it.
I can buy an established swarm on Dadant frames (would be the same with any similar ones) and wondered if 3 frames in the adapter would work ok.
I have made a 5 frame Nuc box that fits on the Warre and that will work ok. The person supplying the frames next year does 3 or 5 frame options.
From my point of view 3 would be better as I want them to move down into the Warre during the year, so the less dadant frames they fill the better.
As dadant are basically 2x the size of a warre then a 3 frame nuc is about the same volume as a Warre hive body.
I assume this will not be a problem in that the top box will be long and thin. The install will be in April / May (weather permitting) so they will have all year to extend down.
Hopefully at the end of the year I can remove the adapter and they will be in 3 Warre boxes going into winter. If not the adapter will stay till the following year. Just considering the hive sizes.
I will be using the warre quilt and cloth in the adapters so there will be no bee space above the frames, for winter heat considerations.
Any thoughts appreciated. I have attached a photo of the hive and adapter as they will be.
I can buy an established swarm on Dadant frames (would be the same with any similar ones) and wondered if 3 frames in the adapter would work ok.
I have made a 5 frame Nuc box that fits on the Warre and that will work ok. The person supplying the frames next year does 3 or 5 frame options.
From my point of view 3 would be better as I want them to move down into the Warre during the year, so the less dadant frames they fill the better.
As dadant are basically 2x the size of a warre then a 3 frame nuc is about the same volume as a Warre hive body.
I assume this will not be a problem in that the top box will be long and thin. The install will be in April / May (weather permitting) so they will have all year to extend down.
Hopefully at the end of the year I can remove the adapter and they will be in 3 Warre boxes going into winter. If not the adapter will stay till the following year. Just considering the hive sizes.
I will be using the warre quilt and cloth in the adapters so there will be no bee space above the frames, for winter heat considerations.
Any thoughts appreciated. I have attached a photo of the hive and adapter as they will be.