Marc Saving wrote: > Inspection of two of my hives found that > there is nectar/honey in the upper brood > chamber (2 deeps). There is NO ROOM > for laying in the upper deep. > > I live in New England, and was wondering > if it is worthwhile and practical to extract > the honey in the brood chamber to make > room for more laying. Hi! I did this about 4 weeks ago to stop the African bees swarming tendency. I usually do this in the beginning of the season when large amounts of nectar and pollen is being collected. I took 2 of the outer frames (no 1 & no 10) out of the hive. Next I split the other 8 frames in groups of 4 each(this is in the same hive). I then replaced 2 frames with wax foundation in position 5 & 6. Yesterday when I went to inspect I found that these 2 new frames had been drawn with comb, filled on both sides with larva and capped ! Now I have a swarming problem again ! I think I shall split these hives in 2. Maybe it is better to keep these honey stores for your bees now. You then should have a stronger colony in the spring and then with your next honey flow you can try it. Glen van Niekerk South Africa P.S I use supers to crop honey - not deeps