Hi @Faroe, Flow recently sent me a survey, and I told them that you are one of the most valuable assets they have. This post of yours proves my point exactly. Thank you for being there, for caring and for doing what you do. You show that Flow really does care about people who are interested in its products. You put a lot of time into helping people who are having a variety of problems, some equipment-related, but many not. I hope that Flow takes good care of you, I would like to see you around on this forum for many years to come.
Hi Jack, I would be more inclined to move the donor hive one foot at a time each day rather than lock them up. As @Dawn_SD said, they are bearding for a reason. The smoke will drive them in, but if you drive them in, move the hive 5 feet & then open it up straightaway, the field bees plus all the bees that have done their orientation flights will go back to the old site the next morning & possibly get accepted by the other hives, if they are next to where the donor hive originally sat. That will leave the donor hive low on numbers. A five foot move is fine if that is the only hive in the yard. That is why itās best to move it one foot at a time each day, preferably in reverse.
Thanks Dawn I really appreciate that
We have been so busy with spring launches etc, that most of those surveys havenāt been seen yet
I hope we get to them soon, as we do need to respond to customers who may have had product issues etc.
And I hope someone sees the one from you and lets upper management know about it
LOL
I am thinking about taking a frame of honey out of the super and take it to beekeepers meeting to demonstrate extractionā¦has anyone done this? Suggestions?
I saw Cedar on Youtubeā¦he had it sort of nested in what looked like white cardboardā¦someone could just hold itā¦hope someone has done it and can give tipsā¦
Maybe you could try some sort of table clamps to hold the frame on each end to the table?
Or, someone holds it as you say, and you open the frame in increments, so itās more easier, and the frame doesnāt move so much.