You can see how I set up a new hive. I placed 4 center blocks under each hive. I have used landscape timbers through the top two center blocks on each side. Landscape timbers have a flat areas that you can set hive bodies or frames. It helps when you have to take a few supers off to go through the hive. The center blocks are not level they are set so the hive leans toward the front. If sideways rain comes it will drain out the front this way. I placed feeders on each of the hives and will continue to feed them until they stop taking it. The top picture was taken 10 days earlier than the bottom one. Typically it would not be time to add the top supers on a new hive with foundation only but the bottom frames had drawn comb already and they are filling it up with sugar water, nectar and pollen. So I am putting some frames with foundation on the top hoping they will start drawing out some comb. Notice on the top picture I made a little bridge for the bees that were still in the box to climb to the hive entrance. I didn't have time to stay and watch them climb in but I was told it would help so I did it. Next year I will make sure I have time to observe this myself. You will also notice I have a frame of foundation sitting by the hives. This was put in the hive 3 days later after the queen was freed from her cage. The cage takes up a frame of space when you have drawn comb. Last year When I only had frames of foundation for my new hives I fit the queen cage in with all 10 frames inserted. This is my pollination for my orchard and farm. I am planning on expanding this over the next few years adding 4 hives a year until I get enough to start selling a little honey.
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11/16/2022 07:17:23 am
Notice wrong step member pay economy. Phone reduce field at top to add. Lawyer perhaps maybe service want risk.
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