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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 531" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>the reason they are gummed up like that is its NORMAL.</p><p>good flow and decent length of time on the hive will do that. the only way to stop it is to take the honey off early which risks high moisture content.</p><p>get a decent extractor who knows what hes doing !</p><p>its not hard for them to cut that, you have to cut bridging etc anyway. they are just being (something rude) lazy.</p><p></p><p>yes bridging and excessively fat frames are a pain to extract as well as risk breaking them more (i really dislike 8 framers). but beekeeping comes first. i don;t get any say on how other beeks run their hives.</p><p>tho i recommend stick to 10 frames for normal frame sizes. if you run 8's make sure they are manly as they are made a bit stronger to handle the weight. a lot of people who run 9's (have done it myself) often don't space them properly.</p><p> the biggest problem is poorly drawn out frames and excessive bridging between them especially when they are spaced out more.. its a pain to extract but even worse for the beek.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 531, member: 30"] the reason they are gummed up like that is its NORMAL. good flow and decent length of time on the hive will do that. the only way to stop it is to take the honey off early which risks high moisture content. get a decent extractor who knows what hes doing ! its not hard for them to cut that, you have to cut bridging etc anyway. they are just being (something rude) lazy. yes bridging and excessively fat frames are a pain to extract as well as risk breaking them more (i really dislike 8 framers). but beekeeping comes first. i don;t get any say on how other beeks run their hives. tho i recommend stick to 10 frames for normal frame sizes. if you run 8's make sure they are manly as they are made a bit stronger to handle the weight. a lot of people who run 9's (have done it myself) often don't space them properly. the biggest problem is poorly drawn out frames and excessive bridging between them especially when they are spaced out more.. its a pain to extract but even worse for the beek. [/QUOTE]
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