In a message dated 23/09/2010 14:00:51 GMT Daylight Time,
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Remember that young bees are best for wax work.
This is one of my concerns about drawing foundation late in the year.
Does
comb building age bees? I can't see why it would, but I also can't see
why
it wouldn't.
I suspect that young bees (about 10-12 days old according to the books and
my memory of them) may produce wax to some extent whether it's needed or
not. Look at the debris under the mesh floor in late winter, before there's
nectar coming in, and you will often see wax scales.
Chris
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