You will certainly gain thoughts and advice to adapt to your circumstaces from the previous contributions to this thread and also in the Autumn feeding Debate thread .
I would say the colonies are unfortunately in each others boxes.
You may have to kingspan-down the 1412 or put them in a nuc.
Some colonies will never need giant brood boxes and the standard National is perfectly proportioned for them so think long and hard before going mad on oh so trendy 1412.
Bought that tshirt.
Standard boxes can still go double brood which ties in conveniently with the joy of swarm management waiting around the corner.
Like a DFS sale.
I would say the colonies are unfortunately in each others boxes.
You may have to kingspan-down the 1412 or put them in a nuc.
Some colonies will never need giant brood boxes and the standard National is perfectly proportioned for them so think long and hard before going mad on oh so trendy 1412.
Bought that tshirt.
Standard boxes can still go double brood which ties in conveniently with the joy of swarm management waiting around the corner.
Like a DFS sale.