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In a message dated 4/24/98 1:10:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [log in to unmask]
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You got bad advice. When you use foundation, always use ten frames. Some
beekeepers use nine frames with drawn comb, which I can't recommend in the
brood chamber either, but it isn't quite as bad a problem. If you do use nine
frames, after the comb is drawn, be careful to space them, or use frame
spacers. The outside frame should have a little more space between it and the
wall. Ten frames in the brood chamber will save a lot of burr comb, and give
the queen one more comb to fill in the spring, before the bees think of
swarming.
<<Next question: should I remove this "extra" comb when I open my hives
tomorrow? >>
YES, unless you want your foundation chewed up. ASAP.
Dave, (Dog Tired) in South Carolina
[log in to unmask] Dave Green Hemingway, SC USA
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