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[ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone
- From: Phil DeGuzman <phil.deguzman AT gmail.com>
- To: "ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org" <ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone
- Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2015 10:06:31 -0400
This year I am not harvesting honey...we ran out of stores this past winter and were saved by a bee-friend who had stored some capped honey from his previous year. So I am curious about whether I should removed and freeze some capped honey (storing offsite away from the hive) OR do i just leave it in place. My concern is whether having a larger hive will give more opportunity to pests (and more area for the workers to guard).
Right now my hives are comprised of two-deep brood boxes, 5 mediums (about 75% full of stores).
My preference would be to leave the resources in place and let the bees manage for themselves. But I don't want to encourage pests or encourage swarming due to lack of elbow room.
Appreciate any thoughts or experiences!
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"There is nothing quite so useless, as doing with great efficiency, something that should not be done at all." ― Peter F. Drucker
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[ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
Phil DeGuzman, 07/09/2015
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Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
Randall Austin, 07/12/2015
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Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
John Rintoul, 07/13/2015
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Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
Randall Austin, 07/13/2015
- Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone, Phil DeGuzman, 07/13/2015
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Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
Randall Austin, 07/13/2015
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Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
John Rintoul, 07/13/2015
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Re: [ocba] Removing capped honey or just leave it alone,
Randall Austin, 07/12/2015
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