melon
House Bee
- Joined
- May 1, 2010
- Messages
- 132
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- Location
- worcestershire
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 7
Does anyone have a preferred time for removing supers for extraction. I have put some clearer boards on tonight about 6 pm. One is a Canadian clearer board, one rhombus clearer board, and the other just porter bee escapes. I usually remove first thing for extraction that day. Are the bees more likely to have all gone out if I leave it until a little later.
I don't like to leave Canadian and rhombus on too long, as I think they work out how to get back in. I expect the porter bee escapes will take a bit longer.
The honey is not totally capped, but I will test with refractometer before extracting. The osr has virtually finished flowering here very suddenly. I have quite a few hives that have supers on, and will have to rotate the clearer boards about. Just wondered what time of day you find it best to remove suPers, and whether it makes any difference.
I don't like to leave Canadian and rhombus on too long, as I think they work out how to get back in. I expect the porter bee escapes will take a bit longer.
The honey is not totally capped, but I will test with refractometer before extracting. The osr has virtually finished flowering here very suddenly. I have quite a few hives that have supers on, and will have to rotate the clearer boards about. Just wondered what time of day you find it best to remove suPers, and whether it makes any difference.