Assuming one does not wish to remove drone brood the full season, once
the brood removal cycle is completed and the bees are allowed to raise
drones to maturity it can be difficult to encourage the colony to raise
drones for removal at a later date. At this time the population of drones is
likely to be satisfactory so they are less inclined to continue. Also if the
drone frame is left in it will often be filled with honey.

> feeding drone brood through the capping
> stage is "expensive" in both resources and labor.

    My experience leads me to believe that the health and morale of the hive
more than make up for it in production. I would like to hear of other
experiences.


Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH

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