Hmmm. Thanks Jim and Cao. I have speculated a lot about whether a long lang produces more brood than a standard langstroth. However, I didn't think about the queen's role in it. Next time I open it up, I will do a better job of counting brood frames.
Cao. Don't the bees build frames the same regardless of the hive body style? Brood at center and bottom, surrounded by pollen above that, and then capped honey at the very top of the frame? Or does a standard langstroth with a honey super sitting above, make it so they don't put honey in the brood frames? Not sure I understand.