>Bee-listers: > >I can't remember if this topic has been discussed on this list: > >Which is more advantageous in the brood chamber - 10 frames or 9 frames? > >I know the answer for supers: frames easier to uncap and less weight in >the super. > >BTW I'm a chiropractor by profession so I recommend proper lifting >proceedures to my beekeeper patients to prevent low back problems. > >Paul Cronshaw DC >Cyberchiro & Hobby Beekeeper >Santa Barbara, CA Paul, There are people who would argue on both sides. We prefer to run 10 in the 10 frame brood chambers. When you run nine in a 10 frame brood chamber the bees make a terrible mess of the comb because they have extra space to play with. In supers this extra space gets taken care of by building thicker comb - but in the brood nest the brood comb itself will only be just so thick. So if you like nice pretty and straight combs with no brace comb between them then I would advise using 10 frames in your 10 frame brood boxes. Jack Griffes Country Jack's Honeybee Farm Horseshoeing by Jack Griffes Ottawa Lake, MI 49267 USA e-mail [log in to unmask] Web page http://www2.netcom.com/~griffes/