An update: PF100s Three Years Later

> In my opinion, at this point, I would not buy PF100s again at half the 
price, but that opinion may be subject to change after I work through 
the hives more.  They are not terrible, but IMO, they are more trouble 
and less durable.

It is now three years since I inserted the PF100s.  At this point, the PF100s that were accepted and drawn over the three years are intermixed with other brood frames seem to be accepted by the bees and queens just as the other types of combs.  I have Pierco, Mann Lake wood frames with plastic foundation, older wood frames with wax foundation (and even a few with aluminum foundation).

I had a bit more trouble getting the PF100s drawn, had to scrape off more problem comb than on other plastic foundation, and also find them sharper and more brittle to handle than other frames, but on the whole, they are acceptable IMO.

As for wintering, I had them in wintering hives and saw no obvious difference from other frames.

I did note previously though that they did not climb the outfeed chain in an automatic extracting setup as well as other frames.

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