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1. Can I train bottomless bees to move into a closed hive with pre-made wax frames?

I'm not quite sure what you mean by "bottomless bees", but assuming you mean bees that have built comb in the 'open air', well, perhaps. One approach would be to cut the combs off and fix them in an empty frame. This is called a 'cut out' in the USA. Lots of threads here if you search for that phrase.

Another possibility is to add conventional hive equipment to the existing hive, and block off access so the bees must go through your added equipment. This approach is a 'trap out' and also there are lots of threads here found with a search.

As for harvesting, I moved your other post to this new thread:

Harvesting honey without an extractor?

how do you harvest the honey and extract it from the wax if you can't use a spinner?

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I've never done bottomless hives on purpose (see Charles Simon) but have had swarms move into a stack of boxes with no bottom on several occasions. They seemed to do ok, but I question how well they would winter in Nebraska. As to harvesting honey without an extractor, I've never had much luck. The honey wants to stay in the cells unless you can increase the pull on it. Probably the most you could get to drain out is by uncapping and putting the frame upside down (not flat but vertically) and let what runs out run out. Air needs to get into the cell for the honey to come out. I would just crush and strain or do comb honey.

Beekeeping honey harvest, Michael Bush

Beekeeping honey harvest, Michael Bush. A discussion of how and why to not buy an extractor, the expense of making wax, crush and strain, and how to get the bees out of the supers.

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You can use a honey spinner. You just need to use a wire grid on the outside, so the comb doesn't "blow out." I've seen them in use, but not sure where to purchase. You could just use a cleaned piece of 1/2" hardware mesh in a pinch.

 

Hey thill, this post is over 10 years old. Make sure you're checking the last post date when responding as the OP hasn't been online since making this post.

 

Oh my. Sorry! It popped up in the recommendation below my last post and I didn't notice the date.