On 8-Jul-12, at 8:55 AM, Bill Greenrose wrote:

>
> 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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