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Beekeeping => Beekeeping 101 => Topic started by: Michelle on August 07, 2015, 01:19:04 pm

Title: quebec bee excluder
Post by: Michelle on August 07, 2015, 01:19:04 pm
I put my quebec bee excluder on today. (under a deep full of honey) How long do I leave it on for all of the bees to be out of the deep?
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: Perry on August 07, 2015, 01:51:47 pm
Minimum 24 hrs. I often leave mine on for 2 days or even longer if I'm busy. The longer the fewer bees that are in there when you pick it up. No SHB here (yet) to worry about messing things up.
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: Michelle on August 07, 2015, 02:07:47 pm
thanks Perry! I have a lot of honey this year! The weight of the honey supers and the deeps is impressive!
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: apisbees on August 07, 2015, 02:33:58 pm
Just check that the bees are not finding another entrance in in 24 hrs. If your boxes are new and in good shape. you should not have a problem. If you use inner covers with a notch Make sure that they are closed off by the lid being tight against them. Nothing is worse than going back and finding other bees have made off with your honey crop. its not as bad if it your own colonies but feeding the neighbors bees and yellow jackets hurts.
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: Bakersdozen on August 07, 2015, 07:35:14 pm
thanks Perry! I have a lot of honey this year! The weight of the honey supers and the deeps is impressive!
Congratulations Michelle!  Post a picture your honey if you can.
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: efmesch on August 08, 2015, 03:47:49 pm
.... The weight of the honey supers and the deeps is impressive!

Last month I was helping my grandson with some of his hives.  I'm embarrassed to say it, but  :-[ some of his deep supers were so full of honey that I couldn't lift them on my own.
They were really heavy, but this was the first time I ever came across supers I couldn't lift. 
I think the passage of time has something to do with this situation.......
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: LazyBkpr on August 08, 2015, 04:31:46 pm
Oh no, your Fine Ef...  I think as time passes there is something about the gravitational flux that makes things seem heavier than they are. THis phenomenon seems a little more deal withable when lovely young ladies are watching... not sure why that is???
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: efmesch on August 08, 2015, 04:36:33 pm
 Female DE-flux?  :laugh: :laugh:

There's nothing like encouragement to turn the negative into positive---I guess it's like the terminals on OA vaporizers.   :laugh:
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: LazyBkpr on August 08, 2015, 05:35:56 pm
LOL
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: Zweefer on August 08, 2015, 09:24:38 pm
Well played Ef!
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: Michelle on August 08, 2015, 09:32:07 pm
I had my husband help me lift the heavy super! :laugh:
Title: Re: quebec bee excluder
Post by: pistolpete on August 09, 2015, 02:35:43 am
I'm 40 and work in construction, and even for me some deep supers are too heavy to throw around.  I can do it, but then I can't walk straight the next day.  When I have to put on escape boards under 3 supers, I always get help.