This is a hive that I had fed some fondant earlier in the year. (Ok, last spring...and I forgot :oops: ) Of course, after leaving the empty box above the inner cover, the bees did what they do best. They filled in the space and most of it is capped honey. I'll wait till next spring to deal with this.
The lower left corner has a comb missing as it came up with the top.
(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x236/BjornBee/beepictures202.jpg)
How interesting that they went diagonally instead of horizontally like the frames below! Great pic! J
The diagonal is consistent with my experience. Give their own head, they almost always go from corner to corner.
http://www.bushfarms.com/images/BroodNestInFeeder.JPG
That is a really interesting picture. I see that and just think of all the honey and wax I would get from a crush and strain.
Quote from: Michael Bush on October 26, 2008, 05:50:54 PM
The diagonal is consistent with my experience. Give their own head, they almost always go from corner to corner.
http://www.bushfarms.com/images/BroodNestInFeeder.JPG
Was this an experiment, or an accident........just curious, very interesting result either way
Ah.....yeah ;) , that sound a good :roll: ...an experiment.....yeah an experiment :-X
No, I left on an empty box. The top of the comb looks funky as it was connected to the hive top.
Quote from: BjornBee on October 26, 2008, 08:25:19 PM
Ah.....yeah ;) , that sound a good :roll: ...an experiment.....yeah an experiment :-X
No, I left on an empty box. The top of the comb looks funky as it was connected to the hive top.
LOL i know yours was a mistake, from your post. I was wondering if Mike Bushs' was a mistake. The comb is so even and pristene, thought he was trying something different just to get a result.
As I said many times after missing a shot....My Bad! :oops:
guest that hive ate all its fondant :-D
>Was this an experiment, or an accident........just curious, very interesting result either way
An accidental experiment. :) Actually I had done it many years ago as an experiment. But I didn't have a digital camera back in 1976 :)
The picture is of comb that was drawn in a top feeder. Why they moved into the top feeder is a bit of a mystery to me.
I think it's beautiful!!!!!
Quote from: BjornBee on October 26, 2008, 03:18:47 PM
I'll wait till next spring to deal with this.
Do you intend to leave it on the hive until then?
... and great picture btw...i lovelovelove this forum. :-*
Quote from: jojoroxx on October 27, 2008, 08:48:01 PM
Quote from: BjornBee on October 26, 2008, 03:18:47 PM
I'll wait till next spring to deal with this.
Do you intend to leave it on the hive until then?
... and great picture btw...i lovelovelove this forum. :-*
Yes. I was thinking about feeding it to a weak hive as it would be easy to just move the inner cover, box and all. But decided to deal with it come spring.
Quote from: poka-bee on October 26, 2008, 03:32:32 PM
How interesting that they went diagonally instead of horizontally like the frames below! Great pic! J
I did a few cutouts this year, in a ceiling that the space between the boards was about the same as a hive body, the sections with honey were all exactly like the picture.