Rape solid in comb already

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Dave /Oscroft

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Ive got rape going solid in thesuper combs already, whats to be done? without wreaking the comb which I would like to save for a go at the heather in a month or two.
any ideas anyone ?

Thanks
Dave
 
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Use those combs as brood combs. Bees will clean them little by little.
If you put for example a foundation box under the brood box, and then 3-4 crystallized frames in the middle of foundations, bees start to clean first ready combs for brood.
But if the hive is too cool, honey will crystallize again.

Keep your mesh floors closed when day temps use to be under 20C.
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Spraying water onto onto crystals helps bees clean comb in supers too. But put only couple of frames at one time. Hive gas not capacity to clean all at one time.
 
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