Can you leave made up frames outside in freezing temps?

[citrus]

No way my wife will let me use a lounge (or any room in the house) as a bee room. Definitely a keeper this one

/presses the like button/

 

[Finman]

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I have done quite much inside those waxed frames, but alone in summer cottage

Frames with wax should in in vertical position. You may store frames into banana boxes.

Wax gives a terrible aroma into room, and thet should be stored outside human living rooms.

Foundation stands very well cold air. My storages go down to -20C and nothing happens to foundations when I put them in summer into hives.

 

[birdsandbees]

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Wax gives a terrible aroma into room

Really! I LOVE the smell of fresh foundation!

 

[Hebeegeebee]

If you use SN1's they are marginally cheaper, will store closer together when not used so you can then use the supers that are made available as ekes if you need and you won't need so many in the hive if you use castellations - 9 frames to a box or 8 to a WBC.

Nine to a box saves on the number of frames, have less frames to extract and gets more weight of honey per super.

Don't light the wood-burner or the wax will sag! Even if you think it's cold it could well have sagged anyway once you come back to it.

 

[SDM]

I did wonder about him using sn4's. Maybe he's using brood and a half sometimes.
Sn1's stack nicely in supers 18 or 19 to a box.

 

[Finman]

! :: I LOVE the smell of fresh foundation!

Strange...
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[BMH]

No way my wife will let me use a lounge (or any room in the house) as a bee room. Definitely a keeper this one

She's pretty decent to be fair!

 

[Tim1606]

We use these trolleys as overflow once the boxes are filled

 

[Stiffy]

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We use these trolleys as overflow once the boxes are filled

I like that, what a good idea and relatively easy to make.
S

 

[madasafish]

I like that, what a good idea and relatively easy to make.
S

Old MDF wardrobes are good to convert as well..

 

[deemann1]

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Wax gives a terrible aroma into room, and thet should be stored outside human living rooms.

Stop buying that Chinese foundation

 

[simonforeman]

I did wonder about him using sn4's. Maybe he's using brood and a half sometimes.
Sn1's stack nicely in supers 18 or 19 to a box.

Can you use sn4's with castalstions for honey not brood and 1/2?

 

[SDM]

Can you use sn4's with castalstions for honey not brood and 1/2?

Yes, sure you can

 

[BMH]

Not so keen on bragging..

Ha! Just seen this...

You haven't seen property prices in North Wales have you?

I could get all that for the cost of a shed in London!!

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[jenkinsbrynmair]

Can you use sn4's with castalstions for honey not brood and 1/2?

yes - won't do any harm, many commercials just use SN4's with no castellations, eleven to a box

 

[BMH]

yes - won't do any harm, many commercials just use SN4's with no castellations, eleven to a box

That what I do... Never got on with castellations..

 

[MartinL]

Ha! Just seen this...

You haven't seen property prices in North Wales have you?

& you've not considered the infrastructure "upt North" (where it's posh not to carry out your ablutions at the bottom of the garden).

I could get all that for the cost of a shed in London!!

+ you'd have to put up with everything else that goes with living in the smoke!
Once S.W.M.B.O. got acquainted with the London wives, your Bee Room would be due for a makeover as a day room/modern withdrawing room & lost forever!

 

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