Does anybody (Peter Edwards maybe) know the distance apart that Apis mellifera mellifera, left to their own devices, space their combs?  I am thinking centre lines rather than working space.  Is it different in Am Ligustica, Carnica, Scutellata and others?

At Gormanston, I carefully measured the spacing of combs in a skep, only to find out afterwards that the beekeeper had inserted top bars with starter strips! Doh!

Chris




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