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"(Kevin & Shawna Roberts)" <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 Apr 1996 16:33:29 -0400
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Everybody develops their own preferences for frame order as they develop
their own style of working the bees.  There are a couple general guidelines,
though.
 
As a general rule, don't break up the brood nest.  This is a rule that you
will break when you get more experience...there are sometimes good reasons to
break up a brood nest.  However, I have seen a lot of beginners break up a
brood nest because of some not-yet-understood theory, and often the brood
dies because the bees can't keep it warm.  Err on the side of caution, and
keep those frames together (and away from the wall if possible).  For
example, if there is brood in 6 7 8 9, you can do anything you like with 1 2
3 4 5 and 10. A final configuration that would serve the purpose of centering
the brood nest might look like this:
 1  2  3  6  7  8  9  4  5 10.
 
In the supers, you move the frames on the outside toward the middle.  The
bees tend to work the frames in the middle more than the ones on the edges.
 
Good luck, and have fun.
  Shawna

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