In a message dated 08/11/2008 23:11:01 GMT Standard Time,  
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I've  heard that
overseas work (maybe Sweden?) has shown that cycling
combs  over 3 years is better,


The recommended practice in Denmark is to renew all brood comb  annually.  I 
have this year experimentally taken to removing the central,  bred-in, part of 
brood combs leaving the peripheral honey storage part as a  footprint/guide 
and have been amazed at the excellence of the almost unbroken  brood pattern 
when they have rebuilt what I have removed.
 
Chris
ps Jim, the reply settings on your mails are to you and not to BeeL. Have  
you broken BeeL?

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