> Could you please tell me roughly how wide the honey band is > between the dish of thymol and actual brood below (vertical distance > between thymol and brood, separated by honey). > >Probably no more than an inch on average. > Now you've got me curious! How do the colonies in this style of box survive the winter with so little honey stored above the brood, or am I missing something? -- Randy Oliver Grass Valley, CA www.ScientificBeekeeping.com *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html