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>By simply giving them one frame in which to build their desired drone comb,
>the beekeeper can then manage that drone brood if desired, and the rest of
>your  brood frames don't get reworked into patches of drone cells.

	I also keep drone frames in all year. Near end of season most are
filled with honey. I move all of the drone frames to the walls for the
winter, find this is a discouragement to raise drones in spring before I can
make rounds for control. At first visit all get moved in one or two places.


Alden Marshall
Hudson, NH

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