On 15 Feb 97 at 12:21, Joel W. Govostes wrote: Re: frame spacing
 
> As noted in my previous message, the manner of spacing 9 frames in a brood
> box is different.  They are nearly as close together as if you had all 10
> frames, and space is left over at the sides.
 
The first thing my bees would do under these circumstances would be to
fill it with brace comb.
        I agree with Ian Watson! Why reduce the brood space by 10%, we need more
space not less. Up here our queens will have brood in all 16 frames of a
double brood 20 frame hive( the other 4 will have stores). Then she has
been seen laying in the first super above without a queen excluder!
        Bees are like fish, 'they grow to the size of the pond'  Keep fish in a
small pond, they stay small, keep bees in small hive they stay small.
        The only reason for a 9 frame instead 10 is to make it easier for the
keeper. I agree you need one frame less if you're a big operator. But even
here I question the economics. More bees, more honey pure and simple.
 
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