Monday, May 11, 2015

Reduce Inner Insulation/Giving More Brood Space

This afternoon I will remove the inner insulation (follower boards) from my hives. I will leave the outer insulation on as temperatures are still a bit low. When I replace the follower boards with frames I spray bare foundation with sugar water to entice my bees to get to work building new honeycomb on them. Here's a couple sites to explore:

http://www.honeybeesuite.com/follower-boards-in-a-langstroth-hive/

http://beekeeperlinda.blogspot.com/2010/03/what-is-follower-board.html


My entrance will be changed to the middle size (anywhere from one to several inches in width). I check the weather report daily to see if I need to switch back to the smallest entrance in the evening.



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