> 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