Been reading and studying (I'm not a very good student when it comes to reading) but have a few of questions today.
1) My inner cover has a notch on the rim and a round hole in the center of the cover. Why do I need this cover? What would happen if I just put on the telescoping outer cover only?
2) I am currently installing the inner cover with the rim notch on the top and to the front of the hive. When I install the outer telescoping cover over it I pull the outer cover backwards so as to block off access to the notch so bees cannot enter the top due to robbing concerns. How should I be installing this inner cover and for what reasons?
3) Different topic not...What does the term "honey bound" mean? I read in another post that it might refer to the idea of honey stores around the top of the brood frames forming a sort of "boundary line" for the queen over which she will not pass thereby preventing her from moving upward in the hive to the next box. Is this correct? If so, how does one deal with this problem?
Thanks in advance for your kind help and patience with a green horn newbee!
1) My inner cover has a notch on the rim and a round hole in the center of the cover. Why do I need this cover? What would happen if I just put on the telescoping outer cover only?
2) I am currently installing the inner cover with the rim notch on the top and to the front of the hive. When I install the outer telescoping cover over it I pull the outer cover backwards so as to block off access to the notch so bees cannot enter the top due to robbing concerns. How should I be installing this inner cover and for what reasons?
3) Different topic not...What does the term "honey bound" mean? I read in another post that it might refer to the idea of honey stores around the top of the brood frames forming a sort of "boundary line" for the queen over which she will not pass thereby preventing her from moving upward in the hive to the next box. Is this correct? If so, how does one deal with this problem?
Thanks in advance for your kind help and patience with a green horn newbee!