Hm, using this as a data point, wouldn’t that mean that bees would never be able to draw comb when presented with a foundation? There are thousands of beekeepers using foundations without any problems, so I’m not sure what your point is. Is it the pace of drawing the combs?

I’ve tried using starter strips, but in about 10-20% of the frames the drawn comb ends up all kinds of crooked and no amount of “adjusting” gets them straight until it’s cut out and started over. Yes, all my hives are on slopes but level - a surveyor could use any of the 4 points on my hives as a reference point, :-)

Happy New Year to everyone on Bee-L!

Przemek

> On Jan 1, 2017, at 7:56 AM, [log in to unmask] wrote:
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> Diverging onto the use of foundation: imagine a team of workers (human bricklayers!) building a wall, working from both sides. Then, if somebody puts a rigid opaque plastic sheet between them, how do they cooperate as well as a team?  

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