Re: Too Busy! Need Advice

"propolis" <propolis@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> It is common practice among top bar hive beekeepers to leave honey in
> the hive over winter and to harvest the excess in the spring. This
> ensures that the bees don\'t run out. There is no reason why you could
> not do that in a standard hive: the bees will simply work their way
> vertically up the comb. 
> 
> 
> Crystallization time depends on temperature and the source of the
> honey: OSR and ivy are about the quickest to go, but this is not a
> problem for the bees - only the beekeeper! 
> 
> The Barefoor Beekeeper
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But take the queen excluder out.  Imagine what will happen if the colony 
run out of store below the queen excluder .....