I helped a friend inspect his massive hive last week. It is 3 deeps and 5 mediums high (10 frames each) completely full of bees. He was afraid to split it last year and now its overflowing with bees. This is the third spring for this hives and no splits were ever made from it. There is very little honey not even one full frame of capped. It's almost as if the bees are eating the honey faster than they can make it.
My hive is only 5 mediums high (8 frames each) and the top 2 are almost full of capped honey already. This is my second spring and I was planning on splitting it in a month or two.
So, is there an optimal size to shoot for?
Thanks!
My hive is only 5 mediums high (8 frames each) and the top 2 are almost full of capped honey already. This is my second spring and I was planning on splitting it in a month or two.
So, is there an optimal size to shoot for?
Thanks!