Rob55
House Bee
- Joined
- Feb 8, 2012
- Messages
- 232
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- Location
- N.Ireland
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 4
I have almost a full super of ivy honey, so decided as an experiment to leave two frames outside about 100 yards from my apiary to see if the bees would clean them out. Well after about a week, there have been bees working the two frames every day but they seem to be making slow progress with much of the ivy honey still in there, the bees seem to be making several small holes in each of the cells and the wax is getting chewed up as well but they aren't really cleaning the cells out too well.
I have put the remaining 6 frames of ivy plus 4 fresh foundation frames in a super above a QE in my strongest hive, the bees are drawing out the fresh foundation nicely but I am unsure as to the value of the ivy frames. What would you do with them?
I have put the remaining 6 frames of ivy plus 4 fresh foundation frames in a super above a QE in my strongest hive, the bees are drawing out the fresh foundation nicely but I am unsure as to the value of the ivy frames. What would you do with them?