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Title: Brood Comb for Honey Super
Post by: BeeHopper on October 17, 2007, 02:27:36 PM
I did a search to no avail.
On 2 of my hives, the girls used a single medium super for brood rearing when I was expecting a surplus of honey. With the frames of comb being light brown to dark brown due to a generation or two of brood, can I still use these frames for extracted honey next year ? FYI, I do not use queen excluders, but instead use slatted racks between the Brood Deeps and Medium Supers. Apparently, the Queen needed more egg laying space  :-x
Title: Re: Brood Comb for Honey Super
Post by: Robo on October 17, 2007, 02:41:42 PM
absolutely,  there is no problem using it for extracting.

Title: Re: Brood Comb for Honey Super
Post by: Understudy on October 18, 2007, 12:25:36 AM
Quote from: Robo on October 17, 2007, 02:41:42 PM
absolutely,  there is no problem using it for extracting.



Ditto.

When I take comb out of a hive after extracting I put it back in the hive. I don't care what the bees use it for.

Sincerely,
Brendhan
Title: Re: Brood Comb for Honey Super
Post by: Scadsobees on October 18, 2007, 09:21:36 AM
Yeah, the queen will go where she wants, and if there are available cells, she will use them.  I don't think a slatted rack will dissuade her much.

If they get too black, they will still work, but they start smelling funny too, so that is a personal decision.  I don't think it hurts the honey much if any, a few brood cycles is fine.

On the bright side, a few cocoons in the cells strenghtens the comb as well.

Rick
Title: Re: Brood Comb for Honey Super
Post by: BeeHopper on October 18, 2007, 07:28:50 PM
Thanks for the input  :-D