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Honey Supers and Queen Excluders

  • May 15, 2023 1:45 PM
    Message # 13201772

    When do you know it's time to put honey Supers on the hive? When you put honey supers on the hive, is it essential to put queen excluder on? 

  • May 16, 2023 8:27 PM
    Reply # 13202532 on 13201772
    Kurt (Administrator)

    Put supers on when you see dandelions. (Basically NOW as long as you have a good population).  Add more as they fill up.   As a beginner beekeeper I would suggest using queen excluders to keep the queen out of the honey supers - you don't want her to lay brood on frames you will want to extract from.  Many beekeepers don't use them but you need a bit more experience to watch for the queen laying patterns. 

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