Just a reply to Allen's comments about power comb fillers.
 
   We use normal 2:1 sugar syrup in our comb filler with no problems at all.
Possibly different machines handle the syrup differently? Ours is from
Kleefield in Manitoba.
   We were only using ours in the spring for nucs or packages and didn't
notice any moisture problems. If there was any moisture I don't think it was
excessive. The only real problems we ever ran into was the spray bars
plugging. That was easily cured by being more careful handling the syrup.
 
                                                FWIW
                                                Leon C.
 
   P.S. Thanks for the welcome Eric. I've actually been up and running for
awhile, just sitting back taking it all in.