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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: iowabow on July 18, 2013, 10:28:43 am

Title: honey super all full
Post by: iowabow on July 18, 2013, 10:28:43 am

Annette and I are new beekeepers and amazed at how well that are doing. The honey super is not almost full!

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: bowtarist on July 18, 2013, 10:55:56 am

Now ya need to get yourself a bee escape and start looking for an extractor to borrow.  Looks good!! I may need to get into my hives today.  ??? dp

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: Poggins on July 18, 2013, 11:12:25 am

I just use a little smoke ( pine needles ) and a bee brush , with only six hives ( soon to be seven , an old swarm catch box that I put out three years ago has a swarm in it from this year ) I pull one frame at a time and gently brush the bees off , I can pull only the frames that are fully capped that way and get them back on quickly .

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: Marks on July 18, 2013, 02:05:24 pm

I would love to learn to do this but I've picked up too many hobbies lately.

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: 4dog on July 18, 2013, 02:33:52 pm

+1 too many hobbies   :o

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: iowabow on July 18, 2013, 03:44:24 pm

I installed another honey super and a top screen today!  I am startin to count my chicken

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: Poggins on July 18, 2013, 03:56:59 pm

Just remember to leave enough on so they can make it through the winter.

Title: Re: honey super all full
Post by: JW_Halverson on July 18, 2013, 11:17:52 pm

John's two deep hive bodies should pull him thru the winter.