Dee,
Do you find the cell size is uniform across the comb? Nowadays I tend not
to use foundation beyond shallow starter strips. I find the bees draw a range
of cell sizes ranging from 5.1 or 5.2 in the core of the brood area to about
5.4 - 5.7 in the upper corners that are mainly used for storage. My bees are
local mongrels of probably Amm and Aml and I am situated in southern England
at about 51 N.
Chris
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