Mrs Shoot
House Bee
- Joined
- Jun 11, 2012
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- Location
- Brackley
- Hive Type
- National
- Number of Hives
- 17 Nationals 2 poly nuc, also looking after a poly hive.
This is my 1st post....so please be gentle.
One of our hives is doing very well. It is a double brood box, wall to wall brood in both brood boxes, queen excluder in place, and two supers on top filling nicely, lots and lots of bees.
On our last inspection (Friday), we found a lot of play cells had been built, one was charged with royal jelly and egg in place, all on the bottom of the frames.
Thinking they may be running out of room and a third brood box may be a good option. Would this reduce them wanting to swarm, and keep them as one big strong colony?
One of our hives is doing very well. It is a double brood box, wall to wall brood in both brood boxes, queen excluder in place, and two supers on top filling nicely, lots and lots of bees.
On our last inspection (Friday), we found a lot of play cells had been built, one was charged with royal jelly and egg in place, all on the bottom of the frames.
Thinking they may be running out of room and a third brood box may be a good option. Would this reduce them wanting to swarm, and keep them as one big strong colony?