Hi All
 
Alden wrote:
 
        Is the claim for the reduced crop credited to the increased
        wax production, assuming that extracting supers have drawn
        foundation? I
 
 
I have noticed out of interest a comparison between a beehive with
ample comb space available, and another with just foundation during a
heavy flow that the foundation hive has no little white wax scales
lying on the bottom board. The one with ample comb space will however
usually have a little heap of wax scales lying in front of the hive
entrance - ie even if they don't need wax they are producing the
stuff.
 
Keep well
 
Garth
 
Garth Cambray           Camdini Apiaries
Grahamstown             Apis mellifera capensis
Eastern Cape Prov.
South Africa
 
Time = Honey
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