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Re: Power comb filler
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Allen Dick <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 21 Nov 1996 22:38:28 -0600
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>    I have a commercially built power comb filler.
<etc.>
>    I would not recommend it for regular feeding of hives with bees.
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(Hi Leon-- good to hear from you).
 
PMFJI, but the big disadvantage I found with this method is that if
more than a comb or two are filled and then placed into a small hive
--say a single -- the hive can become pretty damp inside since thin
syrup must be used to come out of the jets.
 
Regards
 
Allen
 
W. Allen Dick, Beekeeper                                         VE6CFK
RR#1, Swalwell, Alberta  Canada T0M 1Y0
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