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Andrew Dewey <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 18 Apr 2005 07:24:18 -0400
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Ah the joys of spring!  I got into my hives yesterday while the bees were
busy bringing in pollen and they couldn't have cared less about what I was
doing.  My primary mission was cleaning off bottom boards, doing a quick
assessment of how the bees were doing, and replenishing candy boards where
needed.  [I have two hive top feeders with syrup out, but the bees aren't
taking it.  They are all over the candy though!]



In the course of this I noticed several hives that had bees on the middle
three or four frames evenly distributed between the bottom and top deep.  In
another ten days or so I'll be doing a real manipulation - and I'm wondering
if I should "rebuild" the brood nest into one box.  I looked in the Hive &
the Honey Bee and it really didn't speak to this.  Can someone point me to a
publication or web resource on brood nest reorganization?



Thanks so much for your help!



Andrew



(11 of 14 hives made it through the winter on the coast of Maine, somewhat
north of Bill T.)

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