.... should I instead put the empty comb back into the big hive from which it was taken? [I put "fresh", undrawn plastic foundation into the hive when I removed the honeycomb].
My thinking was that frames with already-constructed comb would be bee-appreciated if I added a medium of it to a deep brood box (from a swarm I garnered a couple of weeks ago) that's getting crowded now.
OR ... would that be a problem for The Girls? I mean, maybe they still don't have the #'s for patrolling the SHBs that could use the cells for hiding?
If such is the case, maybe a better strategy would be to use about 5 frames of the now-empty comb as well as 5 frames with only wax-coated foundation?
OR .... better just to use a medium with all "fresh" foundation frames? :s
Any ideas, anecdotes, suggestions appreciated!
Mitch
My thinking was that frames with already-constructed comb would be bee-appreciated if I added a medium of it to a deep brood box (from a swarm I garnered a couple of weeks ago) that's getting crowded now.
OR ... would that be a problem for The Girls? I mean, maybe they still don't have the #'s for patrolling the SHBs that could use the cells for hiding?
If such is the case, maybe a better strategy would be to use about 5 frames of the now-empty comb as well as 5 frames with only wax-coated foundation?
OR .... better just to use a medium with all "fresh" foundation frames? :s
Any ideas, anecdotes, suggestions appreciated!
Mitch