Checking foundation in lower brood chamber?

[jdagpatton]

How do you do this? Simply pick the upper chamber up and set it aside...........bees, foundation, and all? The bees stay on the foundation?

[wayacoyote]

That's exactly right. I turn up the outter cover and set the top box(es) on it. That way the queen can't fall out if shes up there. I might use a second cover if the bees are "hot" to keep them out of my way.

Waya
PS I only give the bees one box of foundation at a time. I never put 2 boxes of foundation on one hive. It is too much space for them to take care of and I've had them chew holes in the ones they weren't using.

[Michael Bush]

Why is there foundation in the lower brood chamber? I would have let them draw the entire lower chamber before adding the upper. Then there is nothing to check in the lower.