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Checkerboarding- How it's done

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chux:
I tried checkerboarding for a few years with single deeps and mediums stacked above. It wasn't uncommon to have anywhere from 3-5 medium supers of honey on a hive at the end of the flow. As my hive numbers grew, I decided to switch to double deeps for a few years. Slipped out of the checkerboarding system. The bees just didn't seem gather and work like they had been. I'm going back to single deeps this year. Keeping that empty comb over the brood chamber really helps keep the bees working. 

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