From: "deelusbybeekeeper" <deelusbybeekeeper@excelonline.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 07:51:51 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: A success story

Hi Micky:

> It is possible to keep them brooding by opening the brood nest and
> feeding. We will just have to wait and see what happens.

Reply:

Normally to keep the queen laying the bees need fresh nectar (liquid feed)
coming in and pollen (could be either stores or fresh), and a place for the
queen to lay.However you are drawing wax with the 4.9. Too much nectar/feed they go into a bigger cell size drawing mode if the bees get ahead of the queen too much. You'll just have to feed and watch and play it by ear, very slowly adding new foundation in the broodnest for the bees to work on.

I sure hope you can do it and wish you much success.

Dee