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Re: Small Cell size adoption
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randy oliver <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 10 Aug 2011 21:48:21 -0700
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> >If you do not provide space for drone construction,
> you are basically flipping a coin as to where
> the drone cells will end up being placed.  I
> believe, by not providing space for drone cells
> at the peripheral, you are forcing the colony
> to construct drone cells in places...


My point exactly, Joe!  By providing a drone comb, you restrict where the
bees tend to build drone cells.

Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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