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In article <[log in to unmask]>, Lloyd Spear
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>In my experience, bees will properly draw Pierco only when given a full
>super of undrawn Pierco foundation. Then they will do fine. Anything less
>than a full super and you are likely to have problems.
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>Far better, in my opinion, is the Dadant beeswax coated Plasticell.
I presume that you are comparing unwaxed Pierco to waxed Plasticell here
(at least that is how it reads to me.)
I use both Plasticell and Pierco, both waxed, and find little difference
in acceptance, both being fine, although less acceptable than wax.
Unwaxed of either, in our climate, is a waste of time. Either of them,
as foundation, mixed with wood/wax frames can cause a right old mess.
There are also colonies which are just plain cussed about working
plastic, and even with wood/wax there are always a few which just do not
draw comb well to the pattern we want. Perhaps the colony being referred
to is one of those.
--
Murray McGregor
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