Frank Reiter asks:

I have been thinking about
> using three shallow suppers as brood chambers rather than two deeps.  It
> would be easier on me, but I wonder if it would interfere with the brood
> pattern.  Has anybody tried this?

Yes, many people have been doing that for years very successfully.  Here in
Louisiana, I use only two mediums for the brood hive (don't need so much
room for stores).

Walter Weller