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Date: Fri, 18 May 2001 00:38:15 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ellen Anglin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: Adding a brood chamber
To: Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology
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 Put on the next chamber after about seven of the frames in your first
chamber are drawn.  Keep feeding them 1-1 syrup untill the second chamber is
also almost completely drawn out and full of syrup and/or honey. (Maybe add
some powdered kool-aid to the syrup to color it and make it easier to see
how much syrup is being stored- thenyou can tell it from necter, or see how
much they are diluting it with nectar.

Don't put on a super untill both bodies are completely drawn out, and pretty
full of syrup an/or honey for the bees own winter food.  Once they are set,
you can put on a super, and maybe get some surplus honey off of them, but I
don't recommend trying this until the bees own kneeds are taken care of.  In
an average to poor year, bees hived on foundation don't usually make a
surplus crop- but if it is a good, yar, you may get some.  You will be more
likely to get a surplus if you keep feeding the bees until both chambers are
nearly full- let them draw comb using syrup, instead of nectar.

Have fun!

Ellen