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I'm asking this on the other bee forum as well but open to as much help as I can get...
After my inspection Saturday my bottom 8 frame brood deep is pretty full. The outside frames are honey, half capped and the rest are pretty much brood/honey in the corners with some pollen throughout. Queen is there and active. My 8 frame deep honey super above has 4 frames of honey, also about 1/2 capped but not much on the other 4. I also have mild bearding so the bottom brooder is cozy. Each of my last 2 inspections I've destroyed 1 queen cell. I'd like to keep it to 1 brood box as I'm pretty new but I do have a medium box with 8 frames of foundation ready to go if need be. Keep an eye on it and leave them alone or put the medium on as a 2nd brood chamber? Or checkerboard the top honey super so instead of EEHHHEE it would be EHEHHEHE?
After my inspection Saturday my bottom 8 frame brood deep is pretty full. The outside frames are honey, half capped and the rest are pretty much brood/honey in the corners with some pollen throughout. Queen is there and active. My 8 frame deep honey super above has 4 frames of honey, also about 1/2 capped but not much on the other 4. I also have mild bearding so the bottom brooder is cozy. Each of my last 2 inspections I've destroyed 1 queen cell. I'd like to keep it to 1 brood box as I'm pretty new but I do have a medium box with 8 frames of foundation ready to go if need be. Keep an eye on it and leave them alone or put the medium on as a 2nd brood chamber? Or checkerboard the top honey super so instead of EEHHHEE it would be EHEHHEHE?