> Haven't inserted frames of 5.0mm back into a 4.9mm colony, but in playing 
> around due to jiving by a Mr Allen Dick,

Not sure about that slang, so I looked it up and got this: "Definitions of 
jive on the Web: Bogus, false, or untrue".

Was that your intent?  I don't think that I have falsely reported what I 
saw, or what you have discussed with me.  I have disagreed with you on more 
than one topic, however.

> But rationalize the difference being the change in foraging with smaller 
> size in getting more variance in propolis collected more to the smaller 
> herbal plants <etc.>

Interesting. There was a talk at the AHPA meeting where the varieties of 
pollen collected by Australian package bees were compared to the variety 
collected by local established hives.  The difference was astounding!

Different strains of bees, apparently collect pollen very differently, and 
as I understand it, whether from you, or from ARS, you have a different 
strain from  most US beekeepers.  Could that also be a factor? 

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