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Beekeeping in Northern Climates <br />Honey Production for Harvest <br />Ɣ A queen excluder is a wire or plastic grid <br />ZLWKVSDFHODUJHHQRXJKIRUZRUNHUVWR <br />pass through but too small for the queen <br />WRSDVVWKURXJK )LJXUH ,WLVSODFHG <br />EHWZHHQWKHEURRGFKDPEHUVWRFRQ¿QH <br />the queen to one area. The excluder <br />will be used for dividing colonies, and to <br />prevent the queen from laying eggs in the <br />honey supers. <br />Ɣ +RQH\VXSHUV PHGLXPGHSWK´RU <br />VKDOORZGHSWK DUHSODFHGDERYH <br />the brood nest for the bees to store honey <br />IRUWKHEHHNHHSHUWRKDUYHVW)LJXUH$FRORQ\ZLWKDPHWDOTXHHQH[FOXGHURQWRSDQGUHDG\ <br />for the addition of honey super boxes. <br />7REHJLQ\RXZLOOQHHGIUDPHVIRUHDFKKRQH\VXSHULIXVLQJIUDPH/DQJVWURWKER[HV7RSURGXFHFRPE <br />honey, where you will be eating the entire comb, use frames with split top and slotted bottoms and thin surplus <br />foundation. Avoid wire or plastic in the foundation for comb honey. <br />Supers are for Honey, Only <br />0HGLXPRUVKDOORZVL]HGVXSHUVDUHXVHGIRUFROOHFWLQJKRQH\WKDWWKHEHHVSURGXFH <br />in excess to what they need for themselves. Supers are placed over the brood nest, <br />RIWHQDERYHDTXHHQH[FOXGHUWRNHHSWKHTXHHQIURPOD\LQJLQWKHP7KHP\VWHU\ <br />RIZK\EHHNHHSHUVFKRRVHVKDOORZHUER[HVIRUKRQH\LVHDVLO\VROYHGWKH¿UVWWLPH <br />\RXOLIWRQHDWKDUYHVWWLPHKHDY\0HGLXPDQGVKDOORZVXSHUVZHLJKOHVVWKDQGHHS <br />boxes when full of honey and are easier to lift and handle. <br />Words of <br />Wisdom <br />Importantly, supers should always be stored and used separately from any boxes used in the brood nest. <br />7KHEURRGQHVWZD[FRPEVZLOOOLNHO\DFFXPXODWHSHVWLFLGHUHVLGXHVIURPVWRUHGSROOHQ3HVWLFLGHVDUH <br />OLSRSKLOLFPHDQLQJWKH\OLNHOLSLGVZKLFKSROOHQDQGZD[FRQWDLQ1HFWDUDQGKRQH\GRQRWFRQWDLQOLSLGV <br />so residues in honey are much lower. <br />2QHDGYDQWDJHRIXVLQJER[HVDQGIUDPHVWKDWDUHDOOWKHVDPHVL]H HJDOOPHGLXPVRUDOOGHHSV LV <br />that you can rotate frames with comb from the supers to replace old comb in the brood boxes. But do not <br />URWDWHIUDPHVIURPDQ\EURRGER[LQWRDKRQH\VXSHU.HHS\RXUKRQH\SXUH <br />Replace brood combs regularly.