I recently split my two hives into one of these resource hives. If you have never heard of them, basically two side by side 4 fame nucs that share a bottom board and top cover. They are stacked up to have another 4 frame above (so 8 frames total for one colony). They seem great and keep my yard to a minimum.
I was curious to hear from people more experienced than I on what their experiences with these are and any management techniques they have. How to I keep them from growing to big and swarming? Has anyone ever put honey supers on top over a queen excluder?
My plan is to have queens on deck for the production hives, as well as take brood from the resource hives to buff the production hives. I also hear they are great at drawing comb and cleaning frames as well.
Interested to hear everyone's thoughts!
I was curious to hear from people more experienced than I on what their experiences with these are and any management techniques they have. How to I keep them from growing to big and swarming? Has anyone ever put honey supers on top over a queen excluder?
My plan is to have queens on deck for the production hives, as well as take brood from the resource hives to buff the production hives. I also hear they are great at drawing comb and cleaning frames as well.
Interested to hear everyone's thoughts!