# I'm a newly minted beekeeper! (From Illinois) **URL:** \ **Category:** Introductions\ **Created:** [May 10, 2022, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/im-a-newly-minted-beekeeper-from-illinois/32916 "2022-05-10T11:20:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 7
**Author:** ![Eva](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@Eva](https://forum.honeyflow.com/u/Eva)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2022, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/im-a-newly-minted-beekeeper-from-illinois/32916/7 "2022-05-12T15:14:57Z")
Welcome! I agree with Mateo & Alok’s input and would add that it can be tricky for a package colony to reach a full buildout of two deeps in one season. It’s still pretty early tho and maybe it’ll be a nice long flow. As Mateo said, keep an eye on how far along the first box is as the weeks progress. You could adjust your base for stability by placing those cinder blocks on end, with two next to each other and the other pair a few feet apart from those to allow two sturdy lengths of wood to fit into the top holes on each side. Just make sure the planks are level and your hive will be more stable & at a better height for you while still keeping critters from bothering it. Edit: here’s a post about single vs double brood box info you might like to read: > [@Dropping from Double to Single Brood](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/dropping-from-double-to-single-brood/32593): > > Hi Everyone, So I am thinking of dropping my 8-frame FH from double to single brood. Last year, because the girls weren’t drawing out the flow frames despite my best efforts, I decided to double brood, and remove the QE to encourage them up into the flow frames. It worked! They started to fill the middle two frames with honey but not until towards the end of the season last year. Anyway, I digress. I would like to move back to single brood. Opening the hive this afternoon revealed both boxes … --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.honeyflow.com/t/im-a-newly-minted-beekeeper-from-illinois/32916)._