Thank you, MB. Do you put a queen screen between the main box and the queen bank - - ?
Does it matter if brood is placed in the same box as the banked queens, or will they find their way through the screen and take care of the banked queens anyway?
The banked queens are a very fine example of Italian lineage, running back 40+ years - - What do you think of using one to requeen the bottom box, rather than let it produce its own queen?