Using Grooved Frames For Foundationless ?
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to quote Michael Bush " between the lines" aka pretty close from side to side. I put a level across my top cover then put a small shim under one corner to get it right. a 2' level would be pretty cheap at the hardware store.
You figure they are going to hang with gravity straight down from the top.. if your bottom bar isn't right below the top then you're going to get funkyness.
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You figure they are going to hang with gravity straight down from the top.. if your bottom bar isn't right below the top then you're going to get funkyness.
Now how tight do I pack the bars in?
I just rescued some bees and they are drawing comb like crazy. One bar (say 3rd one in out of 8) had two combs being drawn on it. One on one side of the frame and a new section on the other side.
I pulled the small piece off and rubber banded the large piece in. I assume this was because the bars moved around and were spaced oddly.
But if I push them all together I have half a frame width on both sides of them (this is for brood, not honey).
I just rescued some bees and they are drawing comb like crazy. One bar (say 3rd one in out of 8) had two combs being drawn on it. One on one side of the frame and a new section on the other side.
I pulled the small piece off and rubber banded the large piece in. I assume this was because the bars moved around and were spaced oddly.
But if I push them all together I have half a frame width on both sides of them (this is for brood, not honey).
push them tight together into the middle of the box.. the outside will have a bit of space on either side but that is ok. definitely don't want extra space in between them.
yay for rescued bees
that is how i'm hoping to get some once it warms up around here. so far i've had to live vicariously though my gf's TB hive.
yay for rescued bees
that is how i'm hoping to get some once it warms up around here. so far i've had to live vicariously though my gf's TB hive.
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Tight together. I usually push all frames to one of the walls, and leave a larger space on one side. I figure that they can only mess up one side of the hive rather than both sides when the frames are centered.
It wasn't without it's tribulations!yay for rescued bees
http://www.beesource.com/forums/showthread.php?294385-First-cut-out-(tree)-should-be-simple
Lots of planning and that was almost all for naught.
I honestly didn't think I had anything but a lot of pissed off queenless bees that were very drone heavy.
They are ACTING queen right now and I THOUGHT I saw a couple of eggs in yesterdays inspection, if so then I should find larva this weekend when I get in there again.
Can't say it hasn't been fun... but man, what a challenge/nightmare. Sure was the hard way to save a hundred bucks.
Absolutely!
And it was for a MAJOR development going on in an out skirt town... they are planning on doing a press release and highlighting how they worked with nature to develop the area and will mention our names and pictures of us doing the removal and the colony afterwards.
And it was for a MAJOR development going on in an out skirt town... they are planning on doing a press release and highlighting how they worked with nature to develop the area and will mention our names and pictures of us doing the removal and the colony afterwards.
Or buy F style frames from Kelley.
Thanks JRG13 next time I order frames I will give them a try
The grooved or wedge frames is cheaper than the F style frames
You are right Gilligan I was pricing the assembled and not the unassembled F Style frames
That's a good point... I'm just in the mindset of never running foundation so I never think of it from that angle.
Just looking to help out Allan, Kelley's website isn't the most intuitive at times.
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