I made the mistake of running a couple of hives with 9-frame brood boxes
last year.  I'll never do it again.

I did this to counter the heavy propolis that my Russians were depositing;
it only made things worse all around.  The combs are fatter, so they don't
interchange well with a proper 10 frame hive, and even more propolis was
deposited on the frame rubs, as well as a great deal more burr/cross comb,
making manipulations even more time consuming.


Todd.

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