In a message dated 03/09/05 03:32:13 GMT Daylight Time,  [log in to unmask]
writes:

<<It's a horrifically short time frame for a small cell  beekeeper, as small
comb takes much longer and a good amount of culling to  get drawn out. Hey,
all you small cell beekeepers, if you started small  cell beekeeping before
2003, it's time to cull all that small cell comb and  start again! :>)))

This was one of the factors that converted me to  top bar hives. Comb
rotation and replacement is extremely easy in  them.

Regards
Dennis>>



Good point, though it's not too far out of line  with what some UK beekeepers
do. To rotate the comb in three years I'd need to  replace three or four
combs per broodbox per year; it's regarded as good  practice over here to rotate
two, though I'm not sure how many beekeepers do so  systematically. With a
reasonably small number of hives, it would be quite  feasible.

    Regards,

    Robert Brenchley

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