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Dee Lusby <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 11 Dec 2006 17:57:06 -0800
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Peter Borst writes:
Most people have switched to hard plastic foundation for
better comb strength.

Reply:
It's also why we went to 5 and even 7 horizontal wires
(with wrap and tie) for embedding our beeswax here in
Southern Arizona, to gain better cmb strength when
extracting to prevent blowouts, and also avoid beeswax
contamination. 

Respectfully submitted,

Dee A. Lusby
Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper
Moyza, Arizona
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/


 
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