In a message dated 3/22/00 11:04:39 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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>
>      Don't worry about it. The bees do need some space to raise drones.  And
>  you can look at the drones in the broken burr comb for a quick varroa check
>  when you split apart the boxes.
>
After the bees put propolis on everything you will come to need the extra
space  as the lugs on the frames get a little thicker and the rabbet the
frames rest upon gets a little higher.