Chris
>Does anybody (Peter Edwards maybe) know the distance apart that Apis
>mellifera mellifera, left to their own devices, space their combs?
Sorry Chris, not something that I know - but I suspect that it is not a
consistent distance, even within one pure race. In the feral colonies that
I have seen the nest never looked as though it has been constructed to a
precise specification!
Best wishes
Peter
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