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BEEKEEPING LEARNING CENTER => GENERAL BEEKEEPING - MAIN POSTING FORUM. => Topic started by: Destruckdoz on May 26, 2005, 01:31:01 pm

Title: Lots of comb
Post by: Destruckdoz on May 26, 2005, 01:31:01 pm

My dad had these two hives that he forgot to put in an extra frame, (9/10) and the girls just made comb to fit the extra space, so i was curious, should i cut it down to size and add another frame or let it be?

Thanks a lot guys
Danny

Title: Lots of comb
Post by: Michael Bush on May 26, 2005, 02:21:20 pm

I tend to let it be once it's like that.  But I prefer 11 frames (cutting down the end bars a bit) or 10 frames in a 10 frame box.  Mostly because it prevents that thick comb from happening.  But then I also try to keep an empty frame at one end both to provide some space for the queen and to make it easier to remove the first frame.