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  • From: Hamsiba Family <hamsibas AT gmail.com>
  • To: ocba AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: [ocba] recycling partially capped super frames
  • Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2014 21:01:47 -0400

Ok, we used the wonderful OCBA extractor to extract the high percentage capped super frames for our first honey harvest.  Check.

Now we have returned the extracted frames to the hive to be cleaned.  Check.

What to do with the partially capped frames we did not extract?  Will the bees clean them out or just keep them around? Per Lewis's admonition last week, we want to reduce back down from two deeps plus supers to only two deeps and no supers.  

Should we scratch open the sealed cells to stimulate their cleaning?  Or just leave a super on for now with the remaining unextracted frames plus some used extracted ones to fill in the space (our hive beetles vote yes!)

Thanks as always for your valued opinions.

Cheers,  Brad Kosiba



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