In a message dated 07/04/02 06:03:04 GMT Daylight Time,
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<< > How large a hole can a bee propolize closed?...
I think there is a natural reaction to stuff propolis in any crack that they
can get a tongue into, but not a head. Holes larger than this can be
bridged, but I think a different mechanism is at work.
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I have a Top Bar Hive with the entrance hole at one end. This hole can be
described by joining your finger tip to thumb tip. The bees once made a
propolis screen reducing the entrance to a single bee way in the centre of
the hole. Wasps were troublesome that year but I don't know whether that was
the reason for this behavior.
Chris