Hello All ~
When you say to add a box when 7 to 10 frames are "drawn out with comb" does that mean just the comb draw or filled with brood/nector/pollen? I'm using frames that are already drawn out with comb so I'm not sure when to add another box??
I added a brood box on top of a filled box of brood & now the bees have moved up and are all over the previously drawn comb. I doesn't look like there's a lot brood or reserves there yet but there are bees all over the frames & comb. Should I add a super? We have a lot of flowers & trees blooming (mayday trees, lilacs, etc) so I'm not sure whether to add a super now or wait?
Thanks for any suggestions ~ FG
I add when 8 or more are covered with adult bees when I remove the lid, if there is a flow going on.
Others may do differently.
Likewise
the trick is not to give them more room than they can defend which runs along the same rule ole GRAMPA IDDEE uses :-D