Of my two colonies, one has been slow to build up due to a queen problem.
 The bees solved that problem and raised a new queen.  Smart bees, eh?
 
   This colony is in one brood chamber now.  Its not overcrowded.  I have not
put a second chamber on it as I have no spare frames with drawn comb.
 
   I have the following questions:
 
   1.  Can these bees successfully overwinter in one brood chamber?
        If so, is there anything that I should do or know about?
 
   2.  Can I aggressively feed syrup to stimulate the bees to draw
        comb to fill up a second chamber?
 
   3.  Will the bees be redirecting any energy to drawing comb that
        that would have spent doing other important pre-fall/winter
        chores?
 
Laura Downey
Jessup, Maryland
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