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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Queen cages for forcing a brood break

« Last post by Occam on Today at 12:05:25 pm »

Sacrificing a queen excluder to make several queen cages with wouldn't be a bad investment, I imagine an excluder could be used for several cages therefore several hives. Could even be permanently attached to the frame with a hole drilled through the top for putting her in/letting her out.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Queen cages for forcing a brood break

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 11:01:00 am »

Les you might find the following topic interesting. We had a three page discussion on brood break a few years ago, with some points made by TheHoneyPump and other heavy hitters.

https://beemaster.com/forum/index.php?topic=53778.msg489512#msg489512

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: reuse of plastic foundation

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 10:04:46 am »

Thanks Terri.

Phillip

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: reuse of plastic foundation

« Last post by Terri Yaki on Today at 06:48:46 am »

BTW, I saw the question but don't remember where...I heated my foundation in the oven to 170 before I painted it with wax this morning and it did not warp or melt.

I honesty have not been keeping up with this topic very closely, realizing I might have missed something earlier.
So I will ask without making assumptions; Are you saying you read 'the question' somewhere else, and have 'now' tired this for yourself? Or, have you simply read this somewhere else and now your making the statement for discussion?

RFA, If you have tried this for yourself, I'm interested...   

Phillip

I read the question here, somewhere and tried it myself. 170 is the lowest setting my oven will go and I warmed the foundations up before painting with wax. I didn?t leave them in there all day but they were warm enough that the wax didn?t set up on contact. Eventually, I will make a container for frames and see what happens with a long bake with bad comb.

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Queen cages for forcing a brood break

« Last post by Lesgold on Today at 03:57:20 am »

This is what I was considering. The queen would be accessible from both sides of the frame. What do you guys think?

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Queen cages for forcing a brood break

« Last post by Lesgold on Today at 03:49:42 am »

Hi Occam

I was thinking about designing and making one once I get a bit of advice. I?ll see if I can put up an image of an Italian design that I like. It has holes that are large enough for nurse bees to get through but the queen is contained. This would enable the bees to tend the queen and also spread her pheromones throughout the hive. Most of the cage designs that I have seen tend to have holes that are too small for a bee to get through. The other aspect of this design is that it actually fits within a brood frame. (Some of the comb is cut out to recess the cage into). This would also be preferable in my opinion. Once the cage is removed, the bees would build comb to repair the gap.

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HUMOR IS A FUNNY THING / Re: Ok Friends, time for a new clean joke! 🙂

« Last post by Ben Framed on Today at 01:52:26 am »

Not really a joke, but a short clip with Johnny Carson and Mel Blanc.
Sure to bring a smile.

https://youtube.com/shorts/m-4GbL9SEF0?si=44of9COuTs_XyAco

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: Queen cages for forcing a brood break

« Last post by Occam on Today at 12:38:37 am »

I'm interested to see how this goes for you Les. Have you considered making one with hardware cloth? Or would a standard queen cage like they come in when one has one shipped work?

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: reuse of plastic foundation

« Last post by Ben Framed on May 31, 2024, 11:02:41 pm »

BTW, I saw the question but don't remember where...I heated my foundation in the oven to 170 before I painted it with wax this morning and it did not warp or melt.

I honesty have not been keeping up with this topic very closely, realizing I might have missed something earlier.
So I will ask without making assumptions; Are you saying you read 'the question' somewhere else, and have 'now' tired this for yourself? Or, have you simply read this somewhere else and now your making the statement for discussion?

RFA, If you have tried this for yourself, I'm interested...   

Phillip

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GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. / Re: reuse of plastic foundation

« Last post by Terri Yaki on May 31, 2024, 09:50:26 pm »

BTW, I saw the question but don't remember where...I heated my foundation in the oven to 170 before I painted it with wax this morning and it did not warp or melt.