Beanwood
House Bee
- Joined
- Sep 11, 2011
- Messages
- 331
- Reaction score
- 1
- Location
- Just North of Bristol
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 5 - 8
Happy new year all.
I'm being optimistic, assuming my colonies will make it through winter, and making preparations for a bumper crop of honey this year (Against zero last year )
So, to cope with this bumper crop, I need to buy plenty of shallow frames - but which to choose. I have 20 SN1's already made up, (That won't be enough for 4 hives!) but haven't actually extracted anything so far so can't go on my own preference.
What advice would you kind people give as to the 'best' type of frame, and why please?
If it helps decide, one of my colonies likes to propolise and brace comb EVERYTHING, but the other three are OK. I don't have castellated supers, or sufficient spacers.
Thanks.
I'm being optimistic, assuming my colonies will make it through winter, and making preparations for a bumper crop of honey this year (Against zero last year )
So, to cope with this bumper crop, I need to buy plenty of shallow frames - but which to choose. I have 20 SN1's already made up, (That won't be enough for 4 hives!) but haven't actually extracted anything so far so can't go on my own preference.
What advice would you kind people give as to the 'best' type of frame, and why please?
If it helps decide, one of my colonies likes to propolise and brace comb EVERYTHING, but the other three are OK. I don't have castellated supers, or sufficient spacers.
Thanks.