Extracting some frames and warming some more honey before filtering
Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Surely that's cheating putting it in the greenhouseSteve 1972 wrote: ↑24 Jun 2020, 19:59Dear lord 25C here today and the solar wax melter is on over drive in the greenhouse...i think i need to build a bigger one as i can not keep it topped up..
Built-in landing board? Sorry , can't agree. A double stand IMO should have enough space between the two to put a third between. So much more flexible for uniting (Nigel mention putting a NUC next to a hive last week). Plus you can shunt hives along when doing floor changes etc. But each to their own. I had some fixed landing boards and then got some floors with landing boards, then the fixed became a nuisance. Plus, bees use their nasanov glands to mark the entrance to the hive and that includes the landing board - not many people know that
Is it a design you've used before? And do you prefer under floor entrances?
I too have noticed how the entrance is marked.AndrewLD wrote: ↑25 Jun 2020, 11:40I had some fixed landing boards and then got some floors with landing boards, then the fixed became a nuisance. Plus, bees use their nasanov glands to mark the entrance to the hive and that includes the landing board - not many people know that
As for warm / cold way - I know there were various arguments for against but surely the biggest factor is access? If you have to work the hive from the side then cold way is obvious unless you want to keep reaching across?