Author Topic: Mediums (Read 35164 times)

Jen · « **Reply #40 on:** January 09, 2014, 04:39:38 pm »

LOL
Can let it go, just a bit confused..

Please explain. I'm always confused

riverbee · « **Reply #41 on:** January 09, 2014, 05:04:52 pm »

this is the way i do it....lol, a lot like lazy, use a cart, and the cart gets wheeled over to the bed of the truck. with that said, when i have 30 supers to take off, i get help.

Jen · « **Reply #42 on:** January 09, 2014, 05:11:31 pm »

Nicely put riv ~

iddee · « **Reply #43 on:** January 09, 2014, 05:20:47 pm »

Let's see now. You can lift 2 supers, weighing 120 to 130 lbs. , but cannot lift one deep super weighing 90 to 95 lb.Yep, you sure lost me on that one. Then, you seem to say you remove the bees from the deeps, but not from the mediums. You just pick up the 2 mediums and go, bees and all. Wow, you have a strange way of beekeeping.

To each his own, I reckon.

Moots, that's why I but van-choc-straw, AKA neopolitan. I like them all.All size boxes, too.

Perry · « **Reply #44 on:** January 09, 2014, 05:39:41 pm »

Anyone that can lift 2 mediums full of honey (ah, there was a time) can do whatever he wants in my book!

Jen · « **Reply #45 on:** January 09, 2014, 06:39:56 pm »

Hear Hear Perry!

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #46 on:** January 09, 2014, 08:21:27 pm »

Quote from: iddee on January 09, 2014, 05:20:47 pm

Let's see now. You can lift 2 supers, weighing 120 to 130 lbs. , but cannot lift one deep super weighing 90 to 95 lb.Yep, you sure lost me on that one. Then, you seem to say you remove the bees from the deeps, but not from the mediums. You just pick up the 2 mediums and go, bees and all. Wow, you have a strange way of beekeeping.

To each his own, I reckon.

This isnt about me lifting TWO supers at the same time. This is about planning for when I cant. In fact we were talking about someone who CANT lift that much to begin with..
Not sure what I did to make you upset, that wasnt the intent of anything I have said. I apologize, even though I am yet unclear what has happened.

Jen · « **Reply #47 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:49:24 pm »

This is getting comical!

OOOOOOOOOM

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #48 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:51:20 pm »

LOL.. {Hides behind Perry} HUSH Jen!

iddee · « **Reply #49 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:55:46 pm »

Lazy, I thought you knew me better than that by now. I'm having a ball and laughing my butt off. This argument is older than tec and jack. It's fun, fun, fun.

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #50 on:** January 09, 2014, 09:59:22 pm »

Lesson learned... now to go back and figure out who the accomplices were

riverbee · « **Reply #51 on:** January 09, 2014, 11:34:33 pm »

lazy, i'm an accomplice....

apisbees · « **Reply #52 on:** January 10, 2014, 04:31:23 am »

The weight of the super is only 1/2 the issue, you get a full super of honey the supers are propolized together the bees have built bur comb in between the supers. You try to split the supers and the frames from the super below that are stuck to the frames of the super you are removing. You try to hold up the super end with your finger in the hand hold and pry the frames from the super below down and off the frames above.
The next thing to keep in mind is that not all supers are going to be at waist height some will need to be picked up from the ground to removing supers at head level of higher.
This is pulling honey off of a 2 queen and double brood chamber hives. at 6:50 you can get an indication of the weight and at 2:15 the holding power of propolis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNNbjvmHDLw

iddee · « **Reply #53 on:** January 10, 2014, 05:24:12 am »

Deeps or mediums?

Queen excluders or no queen excluders?

Hard chemical treatments or no HCT?

Some things in beekeeping will never have a consensus.

We all have our ways and they all work, sometimes, and not sometimes.

The main thing is we have fun and enjoy what we do, while maintaining the bees the best we can. Sorry if I upset a few. Didn't mean, too. Thought I was keeping it light hearted, but I guess the printed word doesn't always show the true tone of a conversation.

Moots · « **Reply #54 on:** January 10, 2014, 06:49:48 am »

Quote from: iddee on January 10, 2014, 05:24:12 am

Some things in beekeeping will never have a consensus.

I "thought" this was the point I made over 2 pages back...

LazyBkpr · « **Reply #55 on:** January 10, 2014, 09:09:52 am »

Quote from: iddee on January 10, 2014, 05:24:12 am

Deeps or mediums?

Queen excluders or no queen excluders?

Hard chemical treatments or no HCT?

Some things in beekeeping will never have a consensus.

We all have our ways and they all work, sometimes, and not sometimes.

The main thing is we have fun and enjoy what we do, while maintaining the bees the best we can. Sorry if I upset a few. Didn't mean, too. Thought I was keeping it light hearted, but I guess the printed word doesn't always show the true tone of a conversation.

I was in no way upset Iddee, I was extremely confused, which, I believe is what your point was.. I even talked a bit with Perry, and he NEVER gave you away.. he and I.. were gonna have a chat about that one of these days!!! And there's Jen egging BOTH of you on!!
names taken

and set aside. What goes around comes around. I'm patient. now I just need my evil smiley back!!

Riverrat · « **Reply #56 on:** January 10, 2014, 10:25:30 am »

so whats best mediums or deeps

rodmaker · « **Reply #57 on:** January 10, 2014, 10:37:18 am »

I have had four major back surgeries and i use one deep for brood chamber and then mediums . I use a cart and have to move frames not boxes i keep extra boxes and frames so i don't have to lift more then ten pounds at a time. Point being we all enjoy the hobby and must find our own way of working with the bees and all the different opinions help us to find a way to keep doing what we love to do.

iddee · « **Reply #58 on:** January 10, 2014, 02:12:09 pm »

"so whats best mediums or deeps"

7 1/2 inch boxes throughout.

Jen · « **Reply #59 on:** January 10, 2014, 02:50:59 pm »

Awe Lazy, you should told me to mind my p's and q's. Still scratching my head over all of this.

sent you a pm this morning. Or, at least I think I did, it vanished so it could have gotten deleted by accident.