> I consider the gap a bigger problem than the small amount of honey around
> brood in the nest.

I agree with Bob's observations.  All beekeepers will not have the same
experience, however, since some scrape every frame clean, like new, and others
just let the bees build ladder comb and wax the sides of the top and bottom
bars.

Some beekeepers are fanatical about bee space and burr comb, and others are
more relaxed.  Beekeepers who let the bees build as they will, often find the
queen goes down by herself, and that reversing is not necessary, but those who
have new frames and/or scrape may have to reverse to get a queen to cross the
gap.

As with almost any bee question, however YMMV.  Weather, populations, flows,
strain of bee, and other factors will have an influence, and each year is
different.

allen
In Vancouver

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