Beemaster's International Beekeeping Forum
BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => HONEYBEE REMOVAL => Topic started by: Intheswamp on September 11, 2012, 10:37:04 am
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Getting ready to do the removal at the old dairy farm and thinking about the frames for the brood and have a (probably) trivial question. I use wedge top frames so should I install the wedges and turn them as you would for foundationless frames. Or, just leave the wedges off and center the comb up the best I can and let the bees attach to the solid top bar?
Ed
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I would use the wedge. If anything happens to the frame (SHB for example) you can just cut out the comb and use the frame as is.
Scott
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Roger that, Scott. I was doing an inventory and looks like I need to knock together a couple more supers of frames...just finished painting the rest of my supers a couple of weeks ago so I'm good to go on boxes...just gotta get a few more frames together. Would you glue the wedge in (permanent foundationless) or just nail it in?
This week hasn't gone smoothly so far...I'm getting a little anxious on getting things together for the cut-out Saturday. :-\ It'll all work out, though. ;)
Ed
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I just staple them in. I've had a few failures but not enough to worry about.
Scott
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I would turn them 90 degrees and nail them back in so there is a guide for any future time that there is one needed...
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I cut mine out and then cut the combs so they will sit on the bottom bar and go all the way up to the cut out on the top bar. A little "smush" at the top bar and it will not fall out the other side. Save the wedge for future use.
Well there is three keeps and three different ways................next! :lol:
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Well, I ended up turning them 90-degrees and nailing them in. I think that might have been what Scott was figuring on. But, George, I kinda like your idea of things, too.
I made up two supers worth (16) of medium frames. Enough??? :?
The rubberbands that I've got....their something like 3-1/4" x 1/4". Is the 1/4" width ok or do I need thinner ones?
Ed