Aaron Morris wrote: >The statement was that bees will not rebuild comb over the plastic >reinforcement sheet used in Duraguilt once it has been scraped clean. >I can attest to this and it's the main reason why I avoid using it. I have had the same experience with duragilt and avoid it for this reason. >It was also stated that bees WILL redraw comb that has been scraped >off Permadent and Pierco frames because the hex pattern is still left >in the plastic after the comb is scraped off. Mason's request was >for personal testimony to verify this claim. I have no personal >experience with Permadent or Pierco, but am planning to give Permadent >a try this season. I use Permadent not Pierco one piece frames. When extracting honey, every once in a while there is a small patch of brood(normally drone) in one of the frames of capped honey. I usually just scrape this brood out with a hive tool and then extract. The next year the bees have rebuilt that comb. I don't know if they'd repair a whole frame but they seem able or desire to repair small patches that have been scraped clean. Ted Wout, 3rd year beekeeper, 8 hives, adding 4 this spring Red Oak, TX