>The brood nest for each hive consists of two deeps

> and two mediums, so each 'side' effectively has a single deep and a
> medium, more than enough room for a brood nest.


Lloyd, two questions:

1.  Why two deeps and two mediums, rather than three deeps?
2.  Do the bees put a honey band across the top of the two brood chambers in
these tall, skinny brood nests?

Randy Oliver

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