tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post6007674711431683192..comments2023-05-07T09:25:10.024+01:00Comments on Diary of a novice bee-keeper: Top bar hive going wellStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-84361652866523971222010-07-03T12:55:38.419+01:002010-07-03T12:55:38.419+01:00Joan, one has to destroy the comb, sadly, to extra...Joan, one has to destroy the comb, sadly, to extract the honey.<br /><br />Which means that one must take less and give more sugar back so they can make up the comb.<br /><br />I can now see the advantages of removable frames!<br /><br />But it's an interesting experiment rather than a honey machine. One can see how bees PREFER to organise themselves - and I want to learn from that and use the learning in regular beekeeping.<br /><br />SteveStephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11749896163352267347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3741306664184117964.post-38910638513110486432010-07-01T02:01:23.926+01:002010-07-01T02:01:23.926+01:00Way to go team T, J and E!!
The comb is beautiful ...Way to go team T, J and E!!<br />The comb is beautiful too! Do you plan to extract the honey from the top bar hives? I've wondered how it can be done, since there is no support for the bottom of the comb.Joanhttp://www.iminthegardentoday.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com