Wiring deeps for foundationless

[Kristen2678]

Hi. Anyone out there with foundationless deeps? Do you wire? If so, all four or just the middle two holes?

Thanks,
Kristen

[Joseph Clemens]

Recently I've been making my own foundationless deep frames, I only install horizontal wires in the equivalent of the center two wire holes. It seems to work just fine.

[NasalSponge]

Same here, only I do the bottom three on deeps and the two lowers on meds.

[Risky Beesness]

I have been wiring two wires in the middle and glueing popsicle sticks in the top groove.

[Kristen2678]

Thanks. I'm only 7 frames in but I've been wiring the entire thing. Even skipping one whole would make it much easier.

[Keth Comollo]

One of my goals this year is to rotate out as many old deep frames as I can in my brood boxes and get my whole broodnest on foundationless. I have been wiring the whole frame though.

[Adam Foster Collins]

I'm not wiring mine.

After two seasons here with top bar hives, I find the comb to be pretty strong in our temperatures. In our moderate climate, I don't see the point in wiring them.

Adam

[Joseph Clemens]

If I were ever going to extract honey from frames, especially any deep frames, I would wire with all four wires on deep honey frames. I already use both wires for medium frames. I still have several medium frames that are without horizontal wiring, they are rarely a problem, but sometimes the heat here gets to them.

[hilreal]

No wires. No problems. Most important factor is a level hive and/or providing something to guide off of. Nice putting undrawn frame between 2 drawn ones to get straight comb.

[spencer]

When I was doing foundationless I just went from top to bottom on each side to make an X in the middle of the frame. Seemed to work for the most part.

[Tazcan]

Does anyone have photos or video of their wiring job they could share?

[TonyGotaTruck]

Does anyone have photos or video of their wiring job they could share?

Please,,, we need pictures... I want to do this but, I would love to see pics first...

[camero7]

This is how I handle my foundationless frames. Works great.
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[Barry]

Does anyone have photos or video of their wiring job they could share?

http://www.beesource.com/resources/e...and-embedding/

[Tazcan]

Thank you Barry and Camero7.

[millerwb]

Here in TX, where summers can be 100+ for a month or more, I wire all 4 holes on a deep. Does not take that much longer and worth my peace of mind.