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Beekeeping => General Beekeeping => Topic started by: CpnObvious on May 26, 2014, 08:55:16 pm

Title: Forgot to repair... is this a problem?
Post by: CpnObvious on May 26, 2014, 08:55:16 pm
I know it's common to have another egress on the hive... but being a new install is this going to be a problem?  I meant to repair this super before using and forgot.  This is the back of the only deep I have in place.  I do have other deeps I can swap with, including the one on top covering the feed jar.

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Title: Re: Forgot to repair... is this a problem?
Post by: G3farms on May 26, 2014, 09:02:34 pm
If you don't care the bees don't care.

Just keep it in mind when you do an inspection, might get it in the legs (nothing a piece of duct tape or grass wont take care of for a quick plug).
Title: Re: Forgot to repair... is this a problem?
Post by: Slowmodem on May 26, 2014, 09:06:30 pm
A piece of duct tape works wonders.
Title: Re: Forgot to repair... is this a problem?
Post by: pistolpete on May 26, 2014, 09:11:47 pm
the old school fix for that is a bit of mud.  The bees propolise the inside and it becomes permanent.
Title: Re: Forgot to repair... is this a problem?
Post by: riverbee on May 26, 2014, 09:12:12 pm
the bees will do their best to propolize it shut from the inside......you can plug it from the outside as g or slow has suggested. but once it's lifted, it will break the propolization free and the bees go to work to shut it again...... :D

or mud....
pete and i were replying at the same time.....anything works.