Anyone know where I can find good descriptive information about this technique of swarm prevention - maybe with illustrations?
I cant remember any illustrations but heres a start:
http://www.beesource.com/point-of-view/walt-wright/ (http://www.beesource.com/point-of-view/walt-wright/)
http://bushfarms.com/beesexperiment.htm (http://bushfarms.com/beesexperiment.htm)
My version of checkerboarding is to alternate all-honey frames with empty drawn comb immediately above the brood nest. You do it in March (or maybe April in New York) to prevent swarming. The bushfarms.com link above is a good place to start.