Mine do not and it is very humid here. If it is cold out, you can keep them in a garage or shed or unfinished basement. Here, I put mine in a chest freezer. If the freezer is full, then I freeze it for 48 hours and then put them in my broken chest freezer.
I usually keep two hives. Currently one of the two is empty and without any noticeable pests other than wasps. Naturally, I want to keep it that way and bring those two deeps and one super inside for the winter. (As well as one now empty super from the healthy hive) Can I freeze the frames and then return the frames to those boxes but store them in my basement so long as I keep the boxes at 90-degree angles to each other for ventilation? I could keep the bottom box elevated off the concrete floor with strips of wood too. We have cats and there are not any critters in the basement. Thank you!
You store those pretty much the same as the frames that you did spin. If there are cells that are open with nectar inside, the honey might ferment after a while. I'm not sure how long it would last if you left it stored in a cold garage or shed with open cells of nectar. I would give it a sniff before you put it back in the hive in the spring to see if it has fermented. If it has, then you can leave it out for the ants to clean up - on a warm day just put it outside where ants should find it. Just keep an eye on it. You'll want to bring it inside before it gets destroyed by cockroaches and mice. Then you put it in the freezer to kill any possible wax moth and give it back to the bees.
I like the vacuum bag idea, i instantly searched for large clothing vac bags to stores 30-40 frames in each one. I am def gonna try! TYVM
How do you store honey supers until next season after you have harvested the honey...will they mildew
Mine do not and it is very humid here. If it is cold out, you can keep them in a garage or shed or unfinished basement. Here, I put mine in a chest freezer. If the freezer is full, then I freeze it for 48 hours and then put them in my broken chest freezer.
I usually keep two hives. Currently one of the two is empty and without any noticeable pests other than wasps. Naturally, I want to keep it that way and bring those two deeps and one super inside for the winter. (As well as one now empty super from the healthy hive) Can I freeze the frames and then return the frames to those boxes but store them in my basement so long as I keep the boxes at 90-degree angles to each other for ventilation? I could keep the bottom box elevated off the concrete floor with strips of wood too. We have cats and there are not any critters in the basement. Thank you!
thank you vary much great info
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I learned so much
What if you have frames of honey that aren't completely drawn out and you didn't want extract them? What do you do with them?
You store those pretty much the same as the frames that you did spin. If there are cells that are open with nectar inside, the honey might ferment after a while. I'm not sure how long it would last if you left it stored in a cold garage or shed with open cells of nectar. I would give it a sniff before you put it back in the hive in the spring to see if it has fermented. If it has, then you can leave it out for the ants to clean up - on a warm day just put it outside where ants should find it. Just keep an eye on it. You'll want to bring it inside before it gets destroyed by cockroaches and mice. Then you put it in the freezer to kill any possible wax moth and give it back to the bees.