I have considered getting an uncapping knife from Dadant the last few years to use during honey extracting time.
Last night, as I was arranging some drawn frames in a hive body(in my garage, not on the hive yet), I noticed that some of the comb was drawn out so far that there wasn't much bee space left for them to fit between. Now I am considering buying the knife again to also use to cut back the comb slightly to create a bit more bee space between the frames of comb in the hive bodies. What are the pros and cons of using an electric uncapping knife, all around????
Also when the knife is used, do "most" run it along the side of the top and bottom bars to keep an even cut? I thought so, it just seems like that's cutting a lot of excess comb off and not sure if the bees build off of it again. Thanks, juzzer
Last night, as I was arranging some drawn frames in a hive body(in my garage, not on the hive yet), I noticed that some of the comb was drawn out so far that there wasn't much bee space left for them to fit between. Now I am considering buying the knife again to also use to cut back the comb slightly to create a bit more bee space between the frames of comb in the hive bodies. What are the pros and cons of using an electric uncapping knife, all around????
Also when the knife is used, do "most" run it along the side of the top and bottom bars to keep an even cut? I thought so, it just seems like that's cutting a lot of excess comb off and not sure if the bees build off of it again. Thanks, juzzer