On the topic of burr combb, I took over a hive with a lid bbuilt on
it such that a two centimeter space was above the frames.
 
At firs I houghtt this was a bad idea as the burr comb potential is
great. I appears however that the bees liked he added space and when
I put a flat top lid the ratte at which they filled the supers
decreased. I put the original lid back and they filled better again.
I made lids of the same design for the other hives and they also
increased productivity. The drift of this is that in my opinion the
mat is therefore a bad idea, as it would mimic the lid.
 
(that is assuming he ma goes above the super.)
 
Keep well
 
Garth
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In general, generalisations are bad.
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