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  • From: "David Langham" <david_langham AT hotmail.com>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [ocba] Leave as is or Restack
  • Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 19:04:15 -0500

Be very careful not to get your bees wet. Wetness kills bees. I know. I did it!


From: "G. Blake Alexander, O.D." <baiiii AT bellsouth.net>
Reply-To: A list for the Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
To: A list for the Orange County Beekeepers Association <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [ocba] Leave as is or Restack
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 15:54:52 -0500

Wayne: If you don't plan to winter-feed, you should leave the bottom
two supers on the hive. If the upper of the two supeers has a
significeint amount of CAPPED honey, lkightly scrape the capping off to
allow the bees access. Happy winter!
Best,
Blake (Blake Alerxander) Chapel Hill

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> 4 supers compose my current hive configuration, they are filled as
> follows from the top down.
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> 4th - Medium - capped Honey - full
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> 1st -Deep -Capped Honey,pollen,uncapped nectar,pollen- NO BROOD
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> Should this stack be rearranged, or left as is for the winter ?
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> Thanks for your suggestions,
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> Wayne
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