Ellen, I have done BOTH, drumming and tying brood comb in frames, but that was in Depression Days when people were willing to work for nothing. Those days are long gone. Further, today, so many beekeepers are in URBAN areas, and you dare not create too much disturbance to the bees that causes neighborhood stinging. Maybe the "Dog House Beekeeper" lives in town rather than out on a farm. I hope all is well in Michigan, haven't seen it in 10 years. George Imirie in Maryland