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From Tim Arheit: " I've painted plastic foundation with wax
> using a foam brush and it tends to build up the midrib and the bees use it
> to construct the walls. The seem to build it up faster than the normal
wax
> coated plastic, but I haven't run any scientific tests".
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> Thanks for that one - for the first time I feel tempted to try out the
sample plastic foundation I have had for years, in supers only. Presumably
the method cuts out the need to flood the colony with sugar syrup to force
it onto the plastic , which is the practice that makes me worry about the
purity of the final honey. Can Tim confirm that is right?
Robin Dartington
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