Poly Hive
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Just a quick poll to see if some work is worthwhile.
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Working the brood box?
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Theres a good bit in one of my books about this, i think.
T hooper, explains that by moving the brood frames to get the Queen to use more of the frames. Is that what is ment by this ?
If not then i voted wrong lol
T hooper, explains that by moving the brood frames to get the Queen to use more of the frames. Is that what is ment by this ?
If not then i voted wrong lol
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Ah! I answered No as i haven't heard the expression- but reading the 2nd post- I do it - so oops voted wrongly.. soz.
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I voted no,
I've heard the term and I've read Hooper regarding spreading the brood which I sort of understand but I'm not sure if I'll experiment just yet.
I believe PH was referring to working the brood to use/remove thymolised stores left over from the winter as discussed on this thread
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8805
but I stand to be corrected.
I for one would welcome one on PH's missives on this subject
I've heard the term and I've read Hooper regarding spreading the brood which I sort of understand but I'm not sure if I'll experiment just yet.
I believe PH was referring to working the brood to use/remove thymolised stores left over from the winter as discussed on this thread
http://www.beekeepingforum.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8805
but I stand to be corrected.
I for one would welcome one on PH's missives on this subject
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OOOOOOPs i voted wrong aswell as i have never heard of the saying but i do the working the brood box oh well back to my cup of tea 
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PH you explained the process very eloquently last week 
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Umm no... not this matter. You might call it part 2...
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Heard of it, and would like to try it. But I get a bit confused between the arguments for keeping the brood nicely together, and putting in new frames. By the way, do the new frames have to be drawn? Or will foundation do?
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I can understand your confusion, Some people also advocate that one super of honey is left for the bees to over winter on . . . .
Work the box, stretch the bees so that they have work to do, don't leave full supers on the colony and strip the brood box of full honey frames before feeding syrup in the autumn.
