Hello,
Take the top brood chamber that is 20% drawn off the hive. Save this for
spring time. Take two honey supers(shallow or mediums) and put them were
the undrawn brood chamber was. Remove the end frame of each box and add
your division board feeder. Feed straight honey in the feeder and plug the
two supers out the best you can. Check during winter on stores and feed
sugar syrup as necessary or granulated sugar or fondant. In the spring
reverse as usual then reverse again in 10 to 15 days. Put queen ex. between
brood chamber and supers. When the brood hatches remove the supers with bee
escape. Add the old brood chamber and feed until it is completely drawn.
Never add supers above an undrawn brood nest and eliminate those aggressive
queens. Good Luck.
Clayton Huestis
Crown Point, NY
45 colonies and ready for winter!