Then set to, sterlising some of last year's top frames with a blow torch, preparing those and some new full size frames with new wax sheets. By passing an electric current through the supporting wires, the wires heat up, melt the wax a bit and so long as you stop before the wax gets cut like a piece of cheese, the wax sheets are welded to the supporting wires. Then melted the wax honeycomb cut off from the broken top frames, and used this to glue the top edge of the new wax sheets to the frames.
Finaly checked we have the ingredients to renew the Asian Hornet traps - as soon as the weather starts being 15°, the Asian Hornet queens will be about, looking for sweet sustanence in order have enough energy to build their primary nests - every one that gets trapped over the next few months is an Asian Hornet nest the less in the neighbourhood ! The Asian Hornet cocktail for the traps is 1/3 blackcurrant sirop, 1/3 white wine, 1/3 brown beer - sounds quite nice !