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you should try everything once, except incest and Morris Dancing I don't dip frames a I have not got 14lbs of molten wax. Modern beekeeping says that as long as there is wax on the cell base there should not be a problem with drawing out of cells.

any tips on waxing plastic foundation? I did 2 today using a 2" brush and beeswax melted in a double boiler. Used 4oz in all and took half an hour. Have 38 more to do, Langstroth medium. Perhaps a job for the winter months, if you have enough wax.

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A likeable man really personable. I have dealt with him twice. First time supplied a nucleus with Queen cells, yes sent another Queen who was rapidly rejected, told me I would have to 'put my hand in my pocket'. Reminded him that his sales conditions say that if you you do not get what is...

I have recently read that commercialy supplied foundation results in worker cell size that is fractionally larger than the bees produce with natural comb. the smaller cell size acts as a deterrent to varroa mites who cannot physically enter the cell of a full grown larvae before it is capped...

The kikuyu tribe in kenya have a saying, ' do not dispose of the old unless you have something of value to replace it ' I feel that these ' modern ' gadgets are as yet ' not proven ' and we are asked to pay a high price for manufacturers ' work in development '

frame spacing No hoffman frames then although they appeared later in my early beekeeping days. Find that modern equipment takes no account of 'bee space'. Wire queen excluders framed on both sides encourages brace comb building making removal difficult and cleaning a chore. Same with crown...

when I started with bees in 1974 a national hive would hold 11 brood frames at the correct spacing, no need for a dummy board. today there seems just a little too much room and brace/wild comb is produced making it harder to manage.Of course in those days one would be collecting several swarms a...