I have been working with a local beekeeper to gain some knowledge and confidence. He genuinely loves beekeeping and has been very helpful to me, including selling me some NUCs. I have been asking him about new products, like the full drawn plastic frames (e.g. Pierco® Frames). His comment is simply, I dont like to try new things. Which is okay, he seems to be doing very well with the system that he uses. He employs wax foundation with grooved bars.
I should mention that I plan to extract the honey.
So here are my question:
1)If you could start over from scratch, what frames/foundation would you start with? Fully drawn plastic, plastic foundation in Grooved/split bottom bar, wax foundation with grooved/split bottom bar, ect.
2)How does this fully drawn plastic frames work in the brood box?
3)I have been looking at prices for hive bodies and medium suppers. After doing some cost comparisons, the hive bodies seem to be the best value (strictly from a cost stand point). My question is other than the weight of a hive body when full, are there any other issues that I should be aware of before deciding on using Deep Suppers only?
I should mention that I plan to extract the honey.
So here are my question:
1)If you could start over from scratch, what frames/foundation would you start with? Fully drawn plastic, plastic foundation in Grooved/split bottom bar, wax foundation with grooved/split bottom bar, ect.
2)How does this fully drawn plastic frames work in the brood box?
3)I have been looking at prices for hive bodies and medium suppers. After doing some cost comparisons, the hive bodies seem to be the best value (strictly from a cost stand point). My question is other than the weight of a hive body when full, are there any other issues that I should be aware of before deciding on using Deep Suppers only?