Lawrence Cooke wrote:
 
> On starting a new hive is it better to keep them crowded  for a month or
> so (in one brood box) or should I give them plenty of room. Keep them
> crowded always ?
 
        I prefer to put the second brood chamber on after the bottom is almost
filled. But those with many colonies do not have time to keep checking
on all the new col's. Very often, esecially if the weather is warm, we
just put the nuc into a two story dead out. Works fine, the bees are'nt
that fussy.