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On 24 April, James Fischer asked: "How could hand-wiring frames, and imbedding wax foundation into the
wires be considered "simple"?
Certainly sounds difficult. It was an old American habit I believe. Doubt any book published in UK has mentioned it in the last 50 years - we have moved on, progressively. Almost all foundation here is beeswax, if wired then bought prewired. Suits the 22,000 hobbyists very well. Quite a few beekeepers here produce honey as cut comb , using thin unwired wax foundation. Very easy, no need for an extractor, slow to granulate, absolutely delicious. Wouldn't like to eat American cut comb, with a sheet of plastic down the middle.
James also said:" Wired wax foundation, when placed into a solar melter will yield
wires coated with charred material that must be cleaned by hand to
avoid ending up with supers of "Bar-B-Q Flavored" honey and/or
enough ash to make one's "Italian" bees look like Carniolans."
Well yes, it probably would . But what a dumb way to do it. You just cut out the whole comb , wires and all, and refit another wired sheet. Why make all these odd suggestions only to knock them down? Who is it helping?
Robin Dartington.
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