Blogger Field Site

This relieves congestion and discourages swarming. Colonies with less brood than average can be strengthened by giving them frames of sealed brood from stronger neighbors. Queen excluder – placed between the brood nest and disease symptoms. Beekeepers in areas with mild winters successfully use only one hive body. Two hive buy honey bees bodies are common in cold winter regions. Hive body or brood chamber – large wooden box that holds 10 frames of comb. Bees use the foundation to build straight combs. Frames and foundation – wooden frames that hold sheets of beeswax foundation that is imprinted with the shapes of hexagonal cells. Set bottom board on bricks or concrete blocks to keep it off the ground.