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>>Well, it's not so much the thickness of the frames as it it the burr comb
>>the bees build between the frames at the top bars.


But it is about the thickness of the combs. There are two spacing
options...worker brood, and honey. The self spacing combs are made to be
tight together, and is the correct spacing for worker brood. Honey combs
are fatter...naturally. But, what about drone brood? I think drone brood
comb is the same thickness as honey comb. So, if you space your worker comb
at honey comb spacing, much of it will become droney...which is thicker.
The bees begin adding drone at the top bar and bottom bar. This added
thickness rolls the bees as the comb is pulled from the broodnest.
         Maintain good worker comb by spacing them properly.

Mike

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