> Unless I'm misremembering, the PF100's were specifically
> unwaxed...bare plastic.  The other plastic frames you are comparing
> how well the bees accepted them were waxed...not bare plastic.  Is
> this not the case?

Well, I must apologise.  Those PF100s were indeed waxed.  This morning,
I came across one that was not yet placed in a hive and examined it more
closely.  It does have a wax coating.  So, I guess that evens things out.

I had not considered the question of waxing to be particularly important
back when I originally reported and frankly had not noticed the wax as
it is uneven and only on the embossed surfaces.

I did recall that the Pierco were wax dipped as there was wax
on the top bars and a strong smell of wax.  Moreover Nick told me that
he was dipping them in Canadian wax specially for the Canadian order.

In contrast, I think the PF100s were sprayed and the wax was less obvious.

FWIW, this is not my first experience with small cell foundation.  Dee
sent me some of a first batch many years ago.

See http://www.honeybeeworld.com/4dot9/4dot9.htm
and
http://www.honeybeeworld.com/4dot9/default.htm

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Why go fast if you can go slow?

Allen Dick
Swalwell, Alberta, Canada
51°33'37.58"N  113°18'54.24"W
Semi-retired - 40+ years keeping bees - 4500 hives max
Currently running 20 to 100 hives
Hives for sale year-round
http://www.honeybeeworld.com/diary/

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