Hi All Let me clarify a few things here for my reasoning! In the beginning, when bigger is better started with Baudoux in Belgium, the idea was by him that grew worldwide, "The increase in size is justified, since otherwise the broodnests are too soon crowded, whence danger of swarming. Big cells, big bees, a big hive" But all this was in actuality was an optical illusion, and created a need for suppliers to sell more equipment to help beekeepers whose bees no longer fit into their boxes properly. Baudoux stated early on "Consider the size of the drones reared in worker cells (5mm), ordinary drone cells (5.5mm), and cells of 470 comb (6mm).(I will not point out the SqDecimeter here). Now Baudoux worked in averages with all of his charts he devised to show that bigger was better. So in saying that 5.0 was worker size he also knew then that many were also 4.9mm size and others 5.1mm size. Now today many recognize the 5.1mm size at the bigger end of the averages Baudoux gave, but few recognize the lower end of the averages and 4.9mm, yet on the lower end is the variability for survival. Now we all know that in the Natural that drones breed mites and workers for the most part don't! (i.e. look at apis cerana! Now Allen Dick wants me to subject our bees to cruel and unusual punishment by placing them onto bigger drone combs so near 5.5mm that this if done to humans would be like NAZI death camp trials! I cannot subject them to this since it is known and published fact that in the beginning even with Prof Baudoux in Belgium that bees were on AVERAGE known to produce drones in 5.5mm combs! It was understood by all as common knowledge back then in 1933. All I am simply doing is wishing now our bees are sized back down into natural sizing parameters, is see if the bees we have recognize anything bigger then 5.4mm(since it is so close to drone of Baudoux's era of 5.5mm that got all this bigger is better stuff going) can again recognize the old comb ratio's as droner's!!! Just that simple!! Then just that simple!!! If they do and they drone. . . .then you decide if you want drone combs or aka artificially enlarged combs that big in your colonies! No more and no less!!! You want to make your bees sick again by putting them back onto bigger drone combs by Prof Baudoux's measurements that got this whole thing going worldwide, then do so. You are over 21 and that is your option. I believe in simplicity for showing, quick and simple, not long drawn out waiting on bigger combs for what??? Regards, Dee A. Lusby __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com