Leigh Wiley  wrote:
 
>2) I have two supers of capped, crystalized honey from last fall that
>the bees did not use and I need the supers. Can I safely let the hives
>rob the supers out by leaving them out or is there a better way to let
>them clean them up? I don't want them to start robbing the other hives.
>            Thanks for any ideas you might have!
 
I occasionally have at least some frames of honey from the canola flow that
candy before I can extract them.  My practice is to take the sealed frames
off and extract the following day but sometimes this does not prevent
totally candied frames.  I use these for feeding swarms or nucleus hives by
uncapping them to provide access and before placing in the hives soaking for
30 seconds in a container of water.  Bees require a great deal of water to
uncandy honey and this seems to get them started.
 
I do not recommend leaving frames out for bees to rob - it results in a
feeding frenzy and the cells get damaged.
 
Betty McAdam
HOG BAY APIARY
Penneshaw, Kangaroo Island
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