Thomas W. Hoyt wrote:
>
> I've tried putting bees and comb into frames - - and it didn't work very
> well.  The comb simply never got 'attached' to the frames.  The only
> difference was my bees had moved into a seldom used shed and built from the
> rafters.  We had combs that exteded downward for THREE FEET!!
 
I have put feral combs into frames several times with no problems.  It is important to have the
combs touching the top bar, and the sides if possible.  "Cut to fit" works very well for me.  Of
course, these are not valuable frames and need to be replaces when the brood nest moves out.
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"Test everything.  Hold on to the good."  (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
 
Tom Elliott
Eagle River, Alaska
U.S.A.
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