Beekeeping Supplies UK 14x12 Brood Frames - 14 x 12 Deep Brood Frames - Pack of 10 14x12 Deep Brood Frames - With Nails

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We have also reduced the issue of frames being propolised down by incorporating a frame runner, whilst maintaining sufficient top bee space reducing the risk of crushing bees. It might take a few days for the bees to get the message that we want the queen to lay in the 14 x 12's but after a week or so there should be eggs and small larvae in the 14 x 12 frames.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. obviously gives more space for brooding in the summer and this therefore is a big advantage if you have a very productive colony.Chose from our plain wood frames in White, Black or Grey or Brushed gun metals, blacks, silvers or whites.

Once they have started drawing comb, put the queen on her brood frame in the top box and continue to feed for, say, another week; her presence will encourage the bees to do more upstairs.The shed roof comes as standard with 11mm oriented strand board and is covered in Granite Grey Mineral Slate Ultrapol SBS Polyester Mineral Roofing Felt, and is finished off with matching fascias. Place a queen excluder on top of the National brood box, then a small eke (say 25 mm high) with an entrance. Please do not expect 100% blemish free from a product of this nature, whilst we strive to give you the highest quality product available to achieve 100% perfect product in EPS would mean high wastage. and to be honest the 14 x 12 box is usually big enough to take even the biggest colony and the most fecund of queens- by the time they have got to full size you have supers on anyway and they have the extra space they need .

The treatment is highly effective in keeping the structure strong, but will need topping up over time to keep the wood in optimum condition. I have tried to force the colony to work upstairs straight away by putting the queen on foundation only above the excluder. This covers against any faults or defects in the workmanship or serious timber defects for a period of 12 months. Nestled in the picturesque Cotswolds countryside, just on the outskirts of Gloucester, BS Honey Bees Ltd stands as the foremost specialist supplier and breeder of Buckfast Bees in National 5 / 6 Frame Nucs, as well as offering F1 Buckfast Queens and F1 Carniolan Queens.This inspired us to develop a new higher density polystyrene nuc box that has more than 1 basic purpose. Over time we have worked with many other polystyrene boxes, but we were never quite able to find something suitable for us. Just insert the metal frame runners into the slots (provided) and give your hive a lick of paint and you are ready to go! We are a team of passionate beekeepers supplying beginner beekeepers and fellow bee farmers across the nation.

At BS Honey Bees Ltd, we're not just a supplier; we're your dedicated partner in beekeeping, offering the pinnacle of bee quality and service. I'm wondering if life might be easier to switch from double brood to 14x12 because of the reduced work when inspecting and I'm not really completely convinced that my colonies really need the volume of a double brood box. But it's all a matter of personal choice and what suits YOU - the only way to find out is to try a 14 x 12 and see. I inspect the uppermost box for swarming weekly, because they do the queen cells in top most brood box if they do them. These are a great size especially if you have a WBC and are looking for more brood space than the British Standard National allows.Frames for illustration purposes only and are not included, please note these boxes are not supplied with bees. You can use those parts on the poly hive, whether that's a wooden brood box, wooden super, or any other wooden item. We have also made the roof 100% thicker than competitor’s allowing the highest point of heat loss to be vastly reduced. The pent roof makes the unit blend into the garden while giving you full headroom throughout the complete shed. A tip would be to feed to help them draw out the foundation with a rapid feeder, miller feeder, contact feeder, frame feeder, what ever you like.