14x12 to Dadant

[brecks]

What is the best way to move a colony from 14x12 to Dadant please? I could do a shook swarm after I take the honey off, or put a Dadant brood box on top of the 14X12 (I do not have any drawn Dadant frames). No OSR here by the way.

[Black Comb]

Box on top with piece of ply in between with a large hole in middle. Feed to draw foundation.
When queen moves upstairs put on QE and 3 weeks later it is done.
Because 14 x 12 is bottom bee space and Dadant is top may need to nail some laths to each side of ply (relevant to the box that side touches).

[drumgerry]

Shook swarm after the honey crop likely to be late to get them up to strength for the winter.

[brecks]

Shook swarm after the honey crop likely to be late to get them up to strength for the winter.

Yes, I suppose it would be a better option in the Spring.

[brecks]

Box on top with piece of ply in between with a large hole in middle. Feed to draw foundation.
When queen moves upstairs put on QE and 3 weeks later it is done.
Because 14 x 12 is bottom bee space and Dadant is top may need to nail some laths to each side of ply (relevant to the box that side touches).

OK thanks. I will adopt this approach.

[chris]

I run Dadants, but am not sure if they're the same over here. The insides of my brood frames measure 27cm x 42 cm. and the box takes 10 frames, though there is a 12 frame version. If it's the same, why are you interested in changing to this hive? What is your climate like ? (your location?).