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Frank Humphrey <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Apr 1996 17:43:30 -0700
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Hi Steve
 
I have put old supers and sticky supers above the innercover for the bees to
clean up.  They will eventually clean them if they can.  Some crystallized honey
gets so hard that they just don't want to clean them.  I read somewhere(maybe
this list) that if you place the supers under the brood chamber, it will get
cleaned much faster although the combs will get travel stained.
 
Another thought would be to put the supers directly above the brood nest and
allow the bees to expand the brood nest into them.  The bees would clean the
supers in order to make room for brood.  Once the old honey is removed, put a
queen excluder below them and the bees should fill them with new honey as the
brood hatches.
 
Frank Humphrey

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