[Intheswamp]

A couple of thinks you might try to detach the frames from each other....

If you can lift the edges of the top box a tiny bit you can use some frame wire wrapped around two "handles" to slip between the boxes and slowly saw your way through the comb.

You can also give the top box a firm but slow twist to break the comb loose.

Notice in both ideas that I used a form of the word "slow". Bees react to fast movements and if when you broke that frame free it was a snatching or otherwise fast movement it could have riled up the bees. Slow, smooth movements pays dividends. Or, you may have simply rolled some bees which will definitely hack them off.

What type of protection do you wear?

Ed

 

[Intheswamp]

Ok, that's a pretty good stretch of bridge comb there. It appears that the bees are building upwards, instead of starting at the top of the frame they're starting at the bottom...basically a continuation of the lower comb/frame. I wonder if once they get the frame drawn out whether they won't be so inclined to build solid bridge comb.

I'll pose this for the more experienced beeks to comment on... If he swapped a frame of drawn comb from the lower box with the frame in the upper center location could/would that encourage the bees to move up in greater number and spread out to the adjoining frames drawing comb there...possibly reducing the amount of bridge comb built?

Ed