I have one deep (due to my receiving a starter nuc deep) and to encourage a more even distribution of brood and straight comb, I've considered moving frames from a deep to a medium by pulling a deep frame and dropping it into the same position in the medium above it but not putting a replacement frame in the deep, so it would descend into the deep a few inches. Any thoughts on that? It'd make a nice bridge, I think, out of the deep into the medium.
Another strategy I'm considering is to pull a deep frame and to place it in a second medium above the deep, so it would extend down into the two medium boxes, but not the deep box. In the deep, at that point, I would put an empty medium frame. Once (or if!) the activity in and around those frames have the desired result, I'd swap them back.
I'm sure this isn't an original idea (or two) but I'm wondering if anyone's had success or failure with these approaches.
Thank you!
Mig
Another strategy I'm considering is to pull a deep frame and to place it in a second medium above the deep, so it would extend down into the two medium boxes, but not the deep box. In the deep, at that point, I would put an empty medium frame. Once (or if!) the activity in and around those frames have the desired result, I'd swap them back.
I'm sure this isn't an original idea (or two) but I'm wondering if anyone's had success or failure with these approaches.
Thank you!
Mig