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kwest
07-26-2009, 09:21 PM
i have a week old 4 frame nuc i put a new queen in last week. looked today and frame 2 and 3 the frames with the brood were filled with sugar water. frames 1 and 4 are foundationless frames one has a hint of wax started. what should i do? there are more bees than can fit on the 2 drawn frames. do i go to a larger hive body? I was planning on this hive going foundationless as i am out of foundation.
Hambone
07-28-2009, 03:11 PM
Are 2 and 3 totally sugar water filled or is there a touch of brood? Look again, as when there is a bit of wax started they can make a lot in short time. If it is still not much or the same as last time I would rotate 2&3 to 1&4. Next time I would start the foundationless in the center. They draw that out faster.
kwest
07-29-2009, 10:15 AM
thanks derek,
I was wondering if that would help. yes there is still some brood that is hatching but the rest of it seemed stuffed with sugar water. i quite feeding the sugar water for a few days. going to check it tonight. thanks for the information. it is greatly appreciated.