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Extraction
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Richard Cryberg <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 24 Jul 2016 00:39:53 +0000
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I was extracting honey today and had a thought.  Why do we not use drone comb foundation in extraction supers?  There must be a good reason but I have never heard it.  Seems to me it would be easier to extract with the bigger cells and likely easier to uncap to boot.  I had one frame that had a fair patch of drone comb the bees had drawn even thou it is plastic foundation.  That area extracted just fine.  Anyone have any thoughts other than you can not buy drone comb plastic foundation for supers?

Dick


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