Musings on waxmoth - and storing supers

[Newbeeneil]

you're going to end up with even more clouds of bees trying to force themselves in to get at the honey

That sounds good to me, will save on mesh.

 

[jeff33]

Yes if they are wet forget it, seal the lot.

 

[Levitt53]

Last year was the first year I had more than a couple to store. I use poly so have the clear plastic crown boards that come with them. I have a few bits of wood equipment so have a wooden floor, then a wooden (empty) super, the a clear board, super, clear board etc until the top when I have a wooden super and a lovely heavy wooden lid. It worked fine last winter so I'll do the same this year. All stored wet, except I realised that I am not extracting rigorously enough as there were little pools of honey on the top of each clear board - I'll make sure I get that this year.

 

[Hedgerow Honey]

We have 650 supers, always stored wet & Outside. I stack in twenty's with a empty box on top & just put a standard roof on. They then all have a dose of six sulphur strips burnt, this has always worked & never lost one to wax moth.
My grandfather taught me this way in late seventies.