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Title: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: BeeHopper on July 16, 2008, 07:37:49 pm: I was checking supers today and nothing appeared out of the ordinary until I pulled a top off of a hive, discovered the frames upside down and some bees looking up at me with frowns on their faces. How did I put a super on that way is beyond me, why did I not feel the handholds missing by touch is another thing that escapes me, turns out the bees glued everything just to get back at me for being stupid. :roll:
I suppose there's a first time for everything :oops:
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: Jerrymac on July 16, 2008, 07:42:18 pm: How did the frames not fall out as you were putting it on upside down :?
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: BeeHopper on July 16, 2008, 10:42:17 pm: Quote from: Jerrymac on July 16, 2008, 07:42:18 pm
How did the frames not fall out as you were putting it on upside down :?

The super was in use last year, so the frames were all drawn out and glued in by the bees, so as I " Gently " added the super to the hive I was probably distracted, eventually they slid down during the week or so. :-\
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: Jerrymac on July 17, 2008, 12:08:35 am: So this is one you took out of storage and put on. I was thinking you had taken it off during the inspection and some how turned it over the last time you were in the hive.
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: BeeHopper on July 17, 2008, 05:55:36 am: Quote from: Jerrymac on July 17, 2008, 12:08:35 am
So this is one you took out of storage and put on. I was thinking you had taken it off during the inspection and some how turned it over the last time you were in the hive.

That is correct :-D If it happens again, then I'll have to start painting ^^ and " This end Up " on them ;)
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: Greg Peck on July 17, 2008, 07:49:32 am: Did the bees do anything to it? Start filling it or tear it down to make it right?
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: BeeHopper on July 17, 2008, 09:52:29 am: Quote from: Greg Peck on July 17, 2008, 07:49:32 am
Did the bees do anything to it? Start filling it or tear it down to make it right?

There was some open nectar/honey on 2 end frames, they did not look too busy in the super, but they sure as hell did a good job propolizing the frames whose top bars were back to back :-x
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: WV Hillbilly on July 17, 2008, 11:49:10 am: Can't imagine what you were thinking about when you put that super on but it
sure must have been interesting . :shock:
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: Scadsobees on July 17, 2008, 01:44:57 pm: If you invert the honey, does that mean that it is turned back into sucrose? :roll:
Title: Re: WOW, I'm Stupid !!!!
Post by: BeeHopper on July 17, 2008, 03:16:21 pm: Quote from: Scadsobees on July 17, 2008, 01:44:57 pm
If you invert the honey, does that mean that it is turned back into sucrose? :roll:

[Curly] soy' intly [Curly] :-D