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Packing down for winter
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<blockquote data-quote="tristan" data-source="post: 1739" data-attributes="member: 30"><p>hard for me to comment because your in chch which is a lot different to here.</p><p>however you basically want to downsize well before the honey flow finishes. this way they pack as much honey has they can into the brood boxes. i would expect something like 16-18 frames of honey left in the hive.</p><p>of course reduction of brood room will mean hive population will reduce and that effects when you do mite treatments.</p><p></p><p>if season finishes earlier than expected, it would pay to feed them early so they can pack it away as stores while they still have high bee numbers and you don't work the winter bees.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tristan, post: 1739, member: 30"] hard for me to comment because your in chch which is a lot different to here. however you basically want to downsize well before the honey flow finishes. this way they pack as much honey has they can into the brood boxes. i would expect something like 16-18 frames of honey left in the hive. of course reduction of brood room will mean hive population will reduce and that effects when you do mite treatments. if season finishes earlier than expected, it would pay to feed them early so they can pack it away as stores while they still have high bee numbers and you don't work the winter bees. [/QUOTE]
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