In a message dated 97-07-11 13:11:13 EDT, you write:
 
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 Ever since changing over to plastic foundation and lack of feral hives in
 the vicinity, I have noticed less drones flying in and out of my hives. The
 bees don't appear to make drone cells on plastic foundation.
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   Not seen here  I think once the bees fully draw the foundation out and run
 into the edges they will make drone comb- also once you extract some they
will do the same where the comb gets a little beat up or has blowouts.
   So far the only complaint I have with plastic frame/foundation is bees
trapped in the frame hollows and that stops once you are drawn out and switch
to a 9 frame per box spacing.
   Had a little burr comb problem but with a hand plane and some shims I was
able to get most of my gear adjusted and I now make my own supers.