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Title: dubble deep brood boxes (top 90% drawn out!) and feeding 1-1
Post by: adamant on September 08, 2012, 01:05:49 PM
i have some hives that where packages in the spring and i stopped feeding late summer but i noticed that the top brood box has 2 end frames that are not drawled out. i will start feeding them today at a ratio of 1 to 1 . will that will that help them make comb or should i go to 2-1 ratio?
Title: Re: dubble deep brood boxes (top 90% drawn out!) and feeding 1-1
Post by: hardwood on September 08, 2012, 02:06:23 PM
Move the outer frames in a space or two so they will draw them out.

Scott
Title: Re: dubble deep brood boxes (top 90% drawn out!) and feeding 1-1
Post by: buzzbee on September 08, 2012, 02:06:54 PM
Ditto what Scott said!! :)
Title: Re: dubble deep brood boxes (top 90% drawn out!) and feeding 1-1
Post by: adamant on September 08, 2012, 02:18:39 PM
And keep 1-1 ratio feed?
Title: Re: dubble deep brood boxes (top 90% drawn out!) and feeding 1-1
Post by: hardwood on September 08, 2012, 02:48:19 PM
All we feed here in FL is 1:1 but up by you most feed 2:1 at this time of year to encourage storage. If you have a fall flow going now you can wait a bit I would think but get local advice on this.

Scott
Title: Re: dubble deep brood boxes (top 90% drawn out!) and feeding 1-1
Post by: Joe D on September 08, 2012, 02:55:09 PM
Yeap, just listen to Hardwood.  Good luck with your bees



Joe
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