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1)yes it helps provide space for extended stores for winter
2)yes it maintains a strong hive by giving space for an expanded brood nest= more workers for harvest. it gives the beekeeper more options(search here for "checkerboarding" and "reversing brood chambers") to reduce swarming. good luck,mike
2)yes it maintains a strong hive by giving space for an expanded brood nest= more workers for harvest. it gives the beekeeper more options(search here for "checkerboarding" and "reversing brood chambers") to reduce swarming. good luck,mike