What is the best way to cull 1/3 of your frames from your hive per year? What time of year is best? Do the new frames of foundation go in the center or on the ends? If on the ends then all on one end or split to both sides? In the past I have found that checker boarding frames causes the bees to pull some strange looking combs but maybe that is not the norm.
What is the best way to cull 1/3 of your frames from your hive per year?
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Why do you want to cull 33% of your frames each year? Even the folks who believe their combs are loaded with chemicals only do 20%. I cull the frames that are wonky or are mostly drone. Good worker comb stays in the hive. That said, I do date the top bar to indicate the year the comb was first drawn. Tried dating them when I put them in but that did not work out well since some were not drawn until the following year. Frames you want to cull should be moved to the outside and new frames should be inserted into the active part of the brood nest where they will get drawn with worker comb rather quickly.
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