In respect to plastic foundation....If I recall correctly, in prior discussions on BEE-L about plastic foundation, I believe that someone said that bees will not rebuild foundation on plastic that has been scrapped "clean"! Anyone recall that statement? Al ......... Al Needham--Scituate,MA,[log in to unmask] "The HoneyBee"--An Educational Program About Honey Bees With A Superb Slide Show-Version 2.0 (c) 1997 Download From: http://www.kuai.se/~beeman