This past Saturday, my husband and i inspected our top bar hives, and placed one blank bar between each of the largest combs in an effort to give the bees room to expand (photographs can be seen in thread http://www.beesource.com/forums/sho...otographs-from-2nd-Inspection-May-17th-Day-24). Since our overnight temperatures are in the mid 40's, i'm becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility that the bees won't be able to keep the brood warm enough overnight. Is chilled brood a concern under these circumstances? If damage has been done, what's the best course of action from this point forward? Immediately bring those combs back together, or wait it out?
I'm hesitant to get into the hives too often, but if something needs to be corrected, that's another matter entirely.
I'm hesitant to get into the hives too often, but if something needs to be corrected, that's another matter entirely.