On 20/04/2014 12:24 PM, Bob Harrison wrote:
> Hello Tim & All,
>
> What I have wondered about.
>
> I have a number of new hives in singles on drawn comb.
>
> Only on about five frames now. Started about three weeks ago.
>
> I have a holding yard we had SHb problems with splits made last August I want to use..
>
> I think if I pull all drawn frames not covered by bees now and place frames of foundation might be the best way
> to keep down a SHB problem but not what I would like to do..
In nucs or increase, if the frame is not honey or brood, we only use
foundation to fill up the space. We have been able to make up nucs
using only one frame of brood by doing this, just like the old days.
Geoff Manning
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