>>Mine don't build right down to the bottom bar, but  will use the full depth 
of a 14x12 inch comb for egglaying. This probably  depends on the strain, 
and their preferred broodnest shape.  

And I forgot to mention that it may depend on the hive configuration.  I use 3 deeps for the broodnest, no excluder, and then several supers on top.  When I use open screen boards, the bottom deep often has very little brood.  When I block the screen boards, the queen will often lay down throughout the bottom deep.

Waldemar

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