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Subject:	Re: Bees in small hives live longer
From:	Trevor Weatherhead <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Fri, 10 Nov 2017 09:37:24 +1000
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> Hey you Aussie beeks--do you know of any formal trials comparing the two?

Way back in the past there was study done by Graham Kleinschmidt on using a single brood box of a 10 frame full depth as against two 10 frame WSP brood boxes.  A WSP is about 7 1/2 inches deep.  So far back I cannot recall the results but someone may find it.  Otherwise I am not aware of any published trials here in Australia.

There are plenty of opinions on which is best but Australia tends to use a single brood box with queen excluder as it is convenient to take honey off by supers without brood in them.  We do comb rotation with normally a minimum of 3 frames per year which means brood combs are no older than 3 years (9 frames run in a  10 frame box).

Trevor Weatherhead
Australia

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