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Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 10 May 2011 18:34:21 EDT
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In a message dated 06/05/2011 13:48:26 GMT Daylight Time,  
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Try for  yourself Pete as some sellers of small cell foundation have quit 
selling  the product.


Uniforrn sized small cell foundation is as unnatural as large cell.  I  let 
the bees decide for themselves what sizes of cell to construct.  They  
prefer to have a range of sizes on each frame, generally smaller in the middle.  
They also tend to have larger/smaller cell sizes in different parts of the 
hive.  This has to be less stressful than the 'one size fits all' approach.
 
Chris

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