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On 8-Jul-12, at 8:55 AM, Bill Greenrose wrote:
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> One more question: for those of you, who run nine frames in a 10
> frame box, are there any issues, do you have to take any special
> precautions, like modify the boxes, or can you just space out the
> frames? I tried it in supers for a while to make the comb 'fatter'
> for uncapping, but gave up, because the transition from the 10
> frame deeps to the nine frame supers was a mess of bridge comb.
>
Hi Bill and All
I use 9 frames in both brood and honey boxes. Some years ago an ABJ
article stated that consistent frame spacing from top to bottom of
the hive improved ventilation. I use permanently installed frame
spacers in all honey supers but not in the brood boxes.
Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W
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