On Thu, 11 Apr 1996, Jerry J Bromenshenk wrote:
 
> Bee size varies with comb cell size.  Erik Erickson, Tucson, published a
> paper on the different sizes used by different makers of foundation.
> Also, old comb tends to be smaller as the bees re-line and re-use the
> cells - until such time as the bees tear down and rebuild.
 
I tried using some of that big-celled foundation once -- got
lots of big bees but they didn't seem to be any good :-)
 
> P.S.  Lots of people ask for bee pictures.  We have some on our web page
> .....
 
I'm *gradually* collecting vintage/historic beekeeping pictures
-- engravings and so on, would they be useful? I'd quite like
them to be publicly available somewhere. (I'm on a dialup link).
 
Regards,
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