HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Surplus honey is stored in super chamber. The height of the chamber is 9.5 cm. The inner height of the frame is 6.0 cm (BIS hive). iv) Hive Cover: It insulates the interior of the hive.

Detailed explanation-2: -Where do honeybees store their honey? Honeybees store their honey in the small hexagonal cells that make up comb. Comb is made of beeswax which the bees secrete from glands in their abdomen. This means that honey and the material used to store honey is 100% a product of honeybees.

Detailed explanation-3: -The super chamber is meant for storage of surplus honey and pollen in the cells by the worker bees and not for egg-laying by the queen.

Detailed explanation-4: -If you have to store the supers with honey in them, you may put them in a cold space. A closable and secure shed or space is best for storing honey supers that have honey. Cover them or wrap them to prevent attacks by insects that may enter the storage space.

Detailed explanation-5: -You should always start by checking the center frames in a brood chamber because this is where the brood usually are, and it is typical for the outer frames to be filled with honey. When inspecting a healthy frame, you will see cells in the lower-center filled with brood followed by a narrow layer of pollen then honey.