BB has no space to lay-needs a second BB

[Etton]

Checked a brood box which is full of brood and honey. Hardly any space for the Queen to lay as any empty cells have been backfilled with honey, as I was late adding a super.
I intend to add another BB today (mix of foundation & drawn comb), should I add below or above existing BB or spread the the existing brood frames across both boxes interspersed with the new frames?

Or maybe, put the new BB below with a couple of the existing brood frames (those with drone brood on) and the queen, with a QE above, and then the existing BB with the rest of the existing brood frames so that it then becomes a honey store after the brood has emerged?

What do others do when adding a second BB when the existing has backfilled honey?

 

[Erichalfbee]

I would put the brood frames centrally in both boxes flanked by drawn comb then foundation if you want a second brood box or a drawn super above if you don't.

 

[enrico]

Just remove the brood frames with stores in and replace them with empty ones!

 

[Etton]

Just remove the brood frames with stores in and replace them with empty ones!

They all have brood in (& backfilled homey), that’s the reason for the best solution.

 

[Hebeegeebee]

As Dani.

 

[enrico]

Then you could bruise the stores and they will take them out and move them up to the super! But.....it does sound like they need more room..I always put the BB below but others will disagree. If they don't need the room they will just fill the existing BB with stores eventually!

 

[Curly green finger's]

Then you could bruise the stores and they will take them out and move them up to the super! But.....it does sound like they need more room..I always put the BB below but others will disagree. If they don't need the room they will just fill the existing BB with stores eventually!

Finman says about putting it underneath to start with and then reversing the boxes later in the season.
Ive done what dani has said, and just two frames above in the second bb which is working but splitting brood and stores equally is working well 5 days and I'm adding supers.
Most are covering 7/8 frames in each but dummied down 10 over 10.

 

[Finman]

Etton has joined to forum 6 years ago and still he asks, how to enlarge the hive and what others do.
Etton are you serious?

I bet that others enlarge their hives.

 

[jenkinsbrynmair]

I bet that others enlarge their hives.

I just rub it for a while

 

[Finman]

I just rub it for a while

At least you have tried your best what you can...

.

 

[Etton]

Etton has joined to forum 6 years ago and still he asks, how to enlarge the hive and what others do.
Etton are you serious?

I bet that others enlarge their hives.

Its good to get reassurance...and also others do things in different ways, so still learning!!

 

[enrico]

Also sometimes you have to do something new. It was 35 years before I ever had to buy a queen and introduce it to a hive!

 

[Finman]

Also sometimes you have to do something new. It was 35 years before I ever had to buy a queen and introduce it to a hive!

But you must enlarge a hive every year and every hive. You just do it.