I could be wrong as my memory is full of holes, but I think Lauri's posts about cutting plastic foundation was about a method for Opening Sides Of Brood Nest. Maybe she does it for cut comb too? I use that method for OSBN. Yes, they will usually build drone comb in the empty space. So what I have been doing is I use the green drone frames in the spring for IPM for one or two cycles. Overlapping this time, I start adding OSBN frames. Eventually, the green frames are cycled out and I start cutting the drone comb from the OSBN frames as both varroa control and to keep the brood nest open. If I am on top of my game, the empty green frames are put back in and they start storing nectar in those big cells which I leave for winter stores. J
Five, Wild,
Just the whole two sides (of green frame) dedicated to non-workforce bees, that are being feed to pupae stage. Yes, there is the rebuilding of the comb, but I view it in two parts.
First, the other 2/3 of the frame is bringing me workers for my future house/field force. Second, I get a measure in how strong the colony is in how fast they rebuild and keeps those young hive girls on task (cutcomb is coming soon).
"If I am on top of my game,..." Exactly, I never have to remember, the frame is always in there, I just move it to slot three for fall.
So, after thinking about this, I am still a little confused. In your pic, it shows capped worker brood. I assume at some point they put honey in those cells. Do you move them above an excluder? I assume this (cut comb) is for personal consumption? J
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