I am a new beekeeper this Spring and started with a package on 5/13/14. My hive is an 8 frame all mediums. I started with 2 medium boxes and 8 frames of wax foundation in each. As of 5/22, frames 3 - 6 are very active in both boxes with the bottom box a little ahead of the top box.
My original intention is to have a foundationless hive, but I chickened out and started out with foundation. So this is my plan for next week...I will add a 3rd box right in between the two boxes. I will take frame 3 from my two boxes (if there is no brood in them) and put them in the #4 and 6 positions in the new "foundationless" box and replace them with foundationless frames. Are you confused yet?
If you are following my logic, does this sound like a good idea? Or should I just plunk a whole box of foundationless in the middle of my two existing boxes and keep it simple? My hive is level side to side.
Thanks for the wonderful help and advise I get from all of you!
Jipsy
My original intention is to have a foundationless hive, but I chickened out and started out with foundation. So this is my plan for next week...I will add a 3rd box right in between the two boxes. I will take frame 3 from my two boxes (if there is no brood in them) and put them in the #4 and 6 positions in the new "foundationless" box and replace them with foundationless frames. Are you confused yet?
Thanks for the wonderful help and advise I get from all of you!
Jipsy