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<blockquote data-quote="JamezNZ" data-source="post: 10209" data-attributes="member: 595"><p>So that was more work than expected. I guess with time I'll be more speedy. One mistake did happen, but that was on the most outer frame with only honey, it slipped from the tips of my gloves as the baggy ends rolled around and the frame slipped out and landed on the grass. I think I'll ditch the thick beekeeping gloves and go for the thin laxtex/nitrile gloves. I also 3d printed some frame hooks to help, but looks like I'll find a better model thats more sturdy as these were flimsy.</p><p></p><p>I did change the frames and boxes. I hope I haven't screwed up. I cleaned the propolis off the frames before sticking them into the new boxes. The bees were well behaved, only a few stings on the glove tips but nothing that got me. My dog got stung as I didn't know she was hanging around as she had escaped the house, lesson learnt for her.</p><p></p><p>Apivar strips are placed in, so I guess I'll rotate them. I didn't spot the queen from any of the observation of frames, but then again there's a ton of bees in there. Hopefully I didn't squash her, but I did look at the frames over top of the hive so if she fell she'd fall into the box below.</p><p></p><p>I think I may have used a bit too much smoke, some bees were stubborn to go down or they'd go down and come back up within seconds. Perhaps I bit off more than I could chew at the moment, but I achieved what I wanted.. just not sure they were wise moves or not.</p><p></p><p>Hope it's ok and ok for the winter and that the queen is still there or was there from the beginning. It's making me anxious now <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite12" alt="o_O" title="Er... what? o_O" loading="lazy" data-shortname="o_O" /></p><p>let me know if anything looks wrong or if it's all ok. The top hive had a lot of honey, didn't realize how heavy it made a frame.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Album of photos here:</p><p>[MEDIA=imgur]a/4tiltXR[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JamezNZ, post: 10209, member: 595"] So that was more work than expected. I guess with time I'll be more speedy. One mistake did happen, but that was on the most outer frame with only honey, it slipped from the tips of my gloves as the baggy ends rolled around and the frame slipped out and landed on the grass. I think I'll ditch the thick beekeeping gloves and go for the thin laxtex/nitrile gloves. I also 3d printed some frame hooks to help, but looks like I'll find a better model thats more sturdy as these were flimsy. I did change the frames and boxes. I hope I haven't screwed up. I cleaned the propolis off the frames before sticking them into the new boxes. The bees were well behaved, only a few stings on the glove tips but nothing that got me. My dog got stung as I didn't know she was hanging around as she had escaped the house, lesson learnt for her. Apivar strips are placed in, so I guess I'll rotate them. I didn't spot the queen from any of the observation of frames, but then again there's a ton of bees in there. Hopefully I didn't squash her, but I did look at the frames over top of the hive so if she fell she'd fall into the box below. I think I may have used a bit too much smoke, some bees were stubborn to go down or they'd go down and come back up within seconds. Perhaps I bit off more than I could chew at the moment, but I achieved what I wanted.. just not sure they were wise moves or not. Hope it's ok and ok for the winter and that the queen is still there or was there from the beginning. It's making me anxious now o_O let me know if anything looks wrong or if it's all ok. The top hive had a lot of honey, didn't realize how heavy it made a frame. Album of photos here: [MEDIA=imgur]a/4tiltXR[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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