>>Mine don't build right down to the bottom bar, but will use the full depth
of a 14x12 inch comb for egglaying. This probably depends on the strain,
and their preferred broodnest shape.
And I forgot to mention that it may depend on the hive configuration. I use 3 deeps for the broodnest, no excluder, and then several supers on top. When I use open screen boards, the bottom deep often has very little brood. When I block the screen boards, the queen will often lay down throughout the bottom deep.
Waldemar
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