The short answer is yes. Too much room will not allow the bees to put
the SHB in propolis jails. SHB also likes the warmth of the cluster.
> I was told that if the bees have too much space they will not chase
> small hive beetles. Does adding a bottom box give small hive beetles
> a hiding place?
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Harper's Honey Farm
Charles Harper
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Carencro, LA 70520
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