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Joseph Clemens
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Large burr comb when frames forgotten
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September 08, 2005, 05:07:09 pm »
It has been mentioned what happens when you forget to include the proper quantity of frames in supers added to hives.
Earlier this season I was adding supers and overlooked including the proper amount of frames in one. Later when I went to harvest honey I got this surprise:
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Joseph Clemens
Beekeeping since 1964
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bill
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Large burr comb when frames forgotten
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September 08, 2005, 07:40:24 pm »
that looks huge lol. was it hard to get all the bees off it?
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Joseph Clemens
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September 08, 2005, 08:27:33 pm »
I just smoked them out of the nooks and crannies.
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Michael Bush
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Large burr comb when frames forgotten
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September 09, 2005, 08:38:17 am »
Usually if you only leave out one you get one nice comb that isn't attached to a frame. :) I usually scrap the nice ones if they are honey or tie them in a frame if they are brood.
Usuually if you leave out two, you get the kind of mess you have.
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Joseph Clemens
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September 09, 2005, 08:42:58 am »
MB, I believe you are correct. This is probably two missing frames on the one side of the super.
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