Murray said:
However, I have tried it in the Langstroth unit, both 9's and 8's. I
found it constrained the bees and caused early onset of cell building, by a
week or 10 days. At 8 you have 20% less capacity in the box, and thus need
20% more hive bodies.

Excellent point!. I use the inside feeder as do most of my friends. One
Langstroth box with 8-9 frames (with or without a feeder) would simply be to
small of a brood nest area. Although I kept hives successfully in Florida in
one deep langstroth two boxes in my opinion gives better control .

Murray said:
Allen does express these things very well.

I agree! Is another group of beekeeping articles for Bee Culture in the
works for next year Allen?

Bob

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