question 1
that they build the incorrect combs Nord/South???
question 2
did you give them any little piece of wax??
see: http://www.xs4all.nl/~jtemp/my_tbh.html
question 3
what shape topbar do you use??
regards, jan
Roger Flanders wrote:
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> Can anything be done to encourage straight comb-building in top bar
> hives after the colonies have begun building comb "off-center"? I'm
> experimenting with two TBHs this year. Both colonies were installed
> 4/14, and both are building beautiful new comb, but their combs are
> about 30-degrees off parallel. Each comb is attached across two or
> three top bars. Obviously, I'd like to correct this problem before
> much more new comb is built.
> --Rog Flanders, Nemaha County, Nebraska
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Jan Tempelman
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