Glad to see this discussion of comb honey.  I'll second those who find it
the best way to eat honey.  Comb honey on hot biscuits is about as good as
it gets.

A question for Lloyd Spears or others familiar with Ross Rounds, which I'd
ask privately except that others may have the same problem: I tried a Ross
Round super this year, hoping to save myself some of the trouble (leakage,
waste, frame setup) attendant with cut comb.  Setup was easy (once I'd
figured it out), the equipment seemed fine, but on the hive, the bees
absolutely refused to have anything to do with it.  Even crowded down, with
no other supers, they just would not work it.  I finally put a super of
foundation above it, and the bees filled that one promptly.  Nothing I could
find in the beelist archives shed much light on this problem.

I did get the box and frames secondhand from a friend.  Next year, I'll try
a brand-new super and assembly, in case there is something in this box's
history.  It does appear that RRounds are the way to go for comb honey
production, at least for hive setup and perhaps marketing, if the bees will
work them.  Just for my curiosity, is there a trick I missed?
Thanks,
Adrian



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