I for one am intrigued about your accomplishment of 200 hives in one year of
beekeeping.  This is my first year too, only I have 2 hives, one from a 3#
package, and one from a hollow tree discovered by a friend.  How on earth
did you get started with so many, and how are you keeping up with them?
 
Question #2 - I am assembling my first foundation and frames and am
overwhelmed with its complexity. The all in one plastic stuff (pierco) looks
awful good, but I've read that some people/bees have problems with it
(outgassing turning off the bees?), and my catalogues don't show it in the
shallow frame size. (Back problems make the shallow frames more
maneuverable)  What is your experience?
 
Judy in PA