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I started this year with two packages, hived in mid-April. I just put a third super on one of the hives (up to six mediums now!) which I hear is great for the first year. The other hive has barely filled out the three mediums that I will leave on through winter. Is this amount of variation normal, even in hives 2 ft apart?
The second hive has been slower from the beginning, so this isn't a sudden illness or swarm that I missed. I did notice that early on this hive had a lot more drone brood than the other hive. Should I just be happy that this second hive should have enough stores for the winter, or try to move brood from the stronger hive? Thanks for your input!
The second hive has been slower from the beginning, so this isn't a sudden illness or swarm that I missed. I did notice that early on this hive had a lot more drone brood than the other hive. Should I just be happy that this second hive should have enough stores for the winter, or try to move brood from the stronger hive? Thanks for your input!