Hello All,
Beginners mistake here. I installed a 3# package 10 days ago. Put a top feeder on top of the frames of a medium super. Put another empty medium on top to make room for the feeder. Put the top cover on top of the second empty super. Bees decided to build comb on the top cover. Ten days out there are three combs drawn on the top cover already some filled with honey. Did not look around too much because a top cover with bees is much different than pulling out frames.
Any advice? Do I scrape everything off the top cover and try to fit it in a super with frames? At some point I have to get them off the top cover. Should I wait and let them build up?
Beginner mistake. Help appreciated.
Thanks,
KLB
Beginners mistake here. I installed a 3# package 10 days ago. Put a top feeder on top of the frames of a medium super. Put another empty medium on top to make room for the feeder. Put the top cover on top of the second empty super. Bees decided to build comb on the top cover. Ten days out there are three combs drawn on the top cover already some filled with honey. Did not look around too much because a top cover with bees is much different than pulling out frames.
Any advice? Do I scrape everything off the top cover and try to fit it in a super with frames? At some point I have to get them off the top cover. Should I wait and let them build up?
Beginner mistake. Help appreciated.
Thanks,
KLB