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Almost a month ago I hived 2 packages into 10 frame mediums. I started them in two mediums each, but I wasn't thinking (maybe it was all the bees buzzing in my face
) and I shook the bees and put the queen cage in the upper box. So now one hive has almost all the top 10 frames filled and the other one has maybe 7-8 filled. In both hives the bottom boxes have been ignored. How should I handle this? I was thinking of these possible solutions:
1. Leave them alone, they will use the extra space when they need it
2. Switch the lower box and put it on top
3. Move a frame with brood to the bottom box so that the bees will follow
Also, the second hive has lots of brood, but it seems like there is a lot of drone brood (maybe 20-25%). The other hive doesn't have hardly any. Is this a problem?
Thanks for any help you can give me!!!
1. Leave them alone, they will use the extra space when they need it
2. Switch the lower box and put it on top
3. Move a frame with brood to the bottom box so that the bees will follow
Also, the second hive has lots of brood, but it seems like there is a lot of drone brood (maybe 20-25%). The other hive doesn't have hardly any. Is this a problem?
Thanks for any help you can give me!!!