Combining two smaller hives this (or maybe tomorrow morning). How many sheets thick should the newspaper separating the two boxes be? Should I make sure the paper sticks out the sides so that the bees cannot come around the edges?
when i did that i used one sheet of newspaper and i just laid it over the top bars of one hive and slitted it a little with my hive tool and then put the other hive on top. so the newspaper was bigger than the hives and i had a newspaper fringe around the outside of the hive. the bees neatly cut off the newspaper at the inside edges of the hive bodies.
Quote from: randydrivesabus on September 12, 2008, 06:25:54 PM
when i did that i used one sheet of newspaper and i just laid it over the top bars of one hive and slitted it a little with my hive tool and then put the other hive on top. so the newspaper was bigger than the hives and i had a newspaper fringe around the outside of the hive. the bees neatly cut off the newspaper at the inside edges of the hive bodies.
I 2nd that above, about 3 slits will work.
I typically do 1 or 2 sheets. No slits. They combine is usually done after 24 hours.
1 sheet.
Usually I make at least one small slit. Sometimes I don't. The hotter the weather the more likely I'll make a slit.
one sheet for me. if it's hot you might want to give them an upper entrance. you don't want them to cook before they chew through.