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Stupid Newbie Super Question

13 years ago

Hi...we don't even have our bees yet, but we do have two English garden hive beginner kits -- 2 hive bodies per hive -- plus two top feeders and two queen excluders.

Here is my stupid newbie question: When we get our bees, do we put that second body on right away, or do we wait a couple of weeks until we can see that the colony is doing okay?

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Konrad___far_north
13 years ago
Your package bees will probably fill about 1/3 of one box, let them work
this box first and when you see at least 3/4 full and comb drawn on
every frame....except maybe one then put the second box on.
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