Cutouts due to diffrent frame size

[Flozza]

Hi everyone

I got a my Nuc last Thursday. The problem here in Switzerland is that almost no one is using Langstroth hives. So I had to cut out the drawn comb from the existing frames and place them into my Langstroth frames. I had help from my mentor and it went quite well! We had to cut away some brood (mostly drone brood) and some pollen and nectar. I hated to do so but all in all it was very little comb we couldn’t put back in the new frames. I thought I would share just in case someone else has the same problem. Here some pics of the procedure:

Cheers Flo

That’s the frame size we did the cutouts from

Brushing the bees of the frame

Cutting out the comb

Fixating the comb with elastic bands

[Faroe]

What size do you use there, just for others to reference?

[Flozza]

Hi Faroe

outside measurements: width: 285 mm / height: 362 mm

Schweizer Brutrahmen - Linde

cheers

Flo

[Semaphore]

do the bees chew through and remove the rubber bands with time? Or do they end up imbedded in the comb?

[Flozza]

Hi Michelle

They eventually chew through and remove them. Just don’t use rubber bands that are too thick. When I did the inspection I also removed some myself.

Cheers Flo