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Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 17 Apr 1997 20:58:56 -0600
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>   In one of Richard Taylor's books, he recommends crowding bees down
> into one brood chamber just before the honey flow, in order to get the
> maximum comb honey production. I've always kept two brood chambers for
> fear of swarming. Have any of you used his method?  Any cautions?
>
> Thanks, bill mares c.v.u. high school, Hinesburg, Vt.
 
As a large commercial producer of Ross Rounds, I always used that
(former) method.  Yes, you will get swarms some of the time, but you will
always get lots of comb honey.
 
Allen

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