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So I broke my promise to myself today and unwrapped one of my hives. It is still a few weeks early for it to really be time.
There are 5+ solid frames of honey left, mostly in the top box. The queen was laying on frames 2 & 3 in the top box. Frame 1 was solid honey, 4 & 5 were 50% plus. Not alot of brood but what was there looked like it had been through several cycles.
Given the remaining honey supplies, should I get some syrup on to stimulate brood production?
What I did do was rearrange frames somewhat - In the bottom box I put solid honey in 1 & 10, and moved the frames with brood down and put four mostly empty frames next to them so that the queen would have some space to lay. In the top box I put frames of honey in the outside positions moving the emptier ones to the center.
This hive backs up to my garage so it is no trouble to feed. I've held off feeding any hives that seemed ok on stores. I'm wondering now if that was such a great idea.
There are 5+ solid frames of honey left, mostly in the top box. The queen was laying on frames 2 & 3 in the top box. Frame 1 was solid honey, 4 & 5 were 50% plus. Not alot of brood but what was there looked like it had been through several cycles.
Given the remaining honey supplies, should I get some syrup on to stimulate brood production?
What I did do was rearrange frames somewhat - In the bottom box I put solid honey in 1 & 10, and moved the frames with brood down and put four mostly empty frames next to them so that the queen would have some space to lay. In the top box I put frames of honey in the outside positions moving the emptier ones to the center.
This hive backs up to my garage so it is no trouble to feed. I've held off feeding any hives that seemed ok on stores. I'm wondering now if that was such a great idea.