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>What is the best way to get the bees to draw out the foundation?

>Will they draw it out of necessity since there will be limited
>space to lay?  Should I feed to stimulate wax formation?

Bees will need at least two things in order to draw out foundation:

1) Raw materials. A nectar flow or feeding them syrup.

2) A need for space. So don't put on more than one super of foundation at
once.

As for the deep frames you have down in the brood nest full of honey, try a
capping scratcher on a small area of one near the center of the hive. Open
about a four inch square area and see if the bees will clean out the honey
and move it up.

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