Banking queens

[nemphlar]

I am going to try overwintering the spare queens I had this year in various types of nuc, one option was to join the 2 apideas I bought recently, for some reason I thought they were designed to join up? I have put them together, but will probably end up tapping them together

[Jon]

Just remove the floor of the top one and tape around it with gaffer tape, or if you want to be more elaborate make a correx skirt to unite the two and tape it up.
I overwintered 4 double apideas last year.
You can buy an apidea super which takes 5 frames and slots in above the apidea for about £12.

[nemphlar]

Thanks jon, I'm assuming they came through successfully. I've 5 frames in the bottom, 3 on top with feeder.

[Jon]

Be wary of absconding at the moment.
I have a couple of apideas which try and abscond every afternoon.
I actually caged several queens yesterday as I don't want them escaping.
You can put the cage in the feed compartment until you need to introduce her to a colony or a nuc.
I pin a strip of plastic excluder across the front as the wee red bit only has 3 slots and is very restrictive on a full apidea.