So. At our association apiary, we will be reducing our hives down to the basic brood ball. For various reasons (dosing, etc.) I’ve added a queen excluder and I’m compressing the brood down into 2 x 190 boxes. I have one box that’s pretty much all honey and one that’s half full. For various reasons (wired DN4 frames, etc.) I’m going to keep the full box as winter stores.
I’ve read two opinions (as there can’t really be more): put these stores on top of the brood boxes and put these stores under the brood boxes.
If you’re keeping a box a stores for winter, where do you put your stores? Over or under the brood box? And why?
I’ll be taking these boxes off, by the way, during treatment to prevent any thymol contamination, and returning the stores afterwards.
Let me know how you feel.
I’ve read two opinions (as there can’t really be more): put these stores on top of the brood boxes and put these stores under the brood boxes.
If you’re keeping a box a stores for winter, where do you put your stores? Over or under the brood box? And why?
I’ll be taking these boxes off, by the way, during treatment to prevent any thymol contamination, and returning the stores afterwards.
Let me know how you feel.
Running "Foundationless All Mediums with No Queen Excluder". Each box is national spec, but 190mm deep.