This is a new hive - spring nuc that has done really well. It has 2 brood boxes, a queen excluder and then 2 honey supers. Yesterday I harvested 6 fully capped frames from the bottom of the 2 supers. The other frames were either uncapped or not fully capped so I left them. I didn't take anything from the top super. After this, I put the top super back, and then I put the super from which I'd taken the frames on top of it. Basically switched position.
That's when I got confused. At this time of year what should I do with a super with 4 partly filled frames? For the time being, I replaced the missing frames with 6 brand new empty frames but I'm not sure that's the right thing to do. I plan to let them settle down after the harvest, then do a mite treatment later this week. Should I leave the two supers there for them to work on? I'll feed them back the partly filled frames but I don't want them to expend energy trying to fill frames now that it's getting cooler. There's still lots of goldenrod out there.
Put the filled frames in the center and the empty frames to the sides.
Jim Altmiller
In Canada I would have said you shouldn't have taken the honey. What is done is done. I think you would be better switching back so the top box is full.
The other box is partially filled. I have left everything for them except 6 capped frames. In October I'll be taking both supers off to feed the frames back to them anyway. Seems to me the brood boxes are quite heavy too. I'll have a look inside there next week when I do the mite treatment.
Jim advise, great.
What about the queen excluder, don?t forget to remove the excluder.
As far as honey goes and your area, Canada, this forum has a beek, The Honey Pump, who also is in Canada and can fill in specific details as to your area and how much honey is needed.
A note for The Honey Pump: A funny, AUTOCORRECT: HP, as I typed your name above my iPhone XR autocorrect suggested and auto typed The Honey PIMP. I caught the error and changed from PIMP to PUMP. I thought you might appreciate the humor and was very glad I caught and changed/corrected to your correct name.
Van
Quoting Van
'The Honey PIMP. I caught the error and changed from PIMP to PUMP. ''
We really have to watch the spell correct closely, I usually do not watch it close enough.
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