Howdy
Mr. Bray i have plenty of bees in the hive and my new NWC queen is laying to good she is laying eggs in cells that are not even half way drawn. i put a empty frame of foundation close to the brood and they have not even started so i gave them some food and they took it all up in no time. I am hoping as new brood will help in the expanding and drawing out the rest but i do not want them to fill all of the cells with syrup and the queen from laying.
Tom