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Lloyd,
>Given the 23 day brood cycle, this leads little extra room whether 9 or 10
>frames are used. I have never understood how beekeepers can limit the brood
>nest to 1 deep and this detailed check reinforces my lack of understanding.
>I admire those who do so, as there are lots of advantages to the beekeeper,
>but don't understand how it is possible.
>
A lot of the problem has to do with location. In some areas you cannot
keep a queen in a single box without a great deal of extra attention.
In South Central Alaska a single brood chamber will virtually always
produce a swarm, even with a new queen.
Tom Elliott
Chugiak, AK
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