[Brad Bee]

Is there any practical way for me to get my bees to draw more comb? I figure if I feed it will cause backfilling of the nest and will create a worse swarming issue. Is it kosher to remove frames in the brood boxes even if they have stores in them, and replace with foundation?

 

[squarepeg]

it's tough brad. around here there's not much comb drawn until after swarm season. there are some pretty good ideas discussed here:

http://www.beesource.com/forums/sho...mple-Effective-Swarm-Management-for-Beginners

 

[ShawnL]

I put a 2nd deep on one hive 2 weeks ago, as of today 8 of 10 new frames have drawn comb. I put a super on one hive 2 weeks ago, as of today 10 of 10 new frames have drawn comb. I've been feeding 1-1 for 3 weeks or so.