On 26-Jun-12, at 12:42 PM, Bob Harrison wrote:
>
> I cut two pieces of wood for the top. leaving a gap wide enough for  
> thin
> comb foundation.
>
Hi Bob and all

I wrote the article in Bee Cuture that Bill Lord mentioned.  One  
thing, I didn't mention in that article, was my main reason for not  
using cut comb foundation.  I didn't want to stir the pot but lately,  
on another thread, we have been reading about the difficulty in  
removing bee keeper and  other ag chems from beeswax.  By using  
foundation, albeit thin, in comb honey frames, are we not including  
these chemicals in the comb honey we sell?  My method uses no  
foundation in my comb honey frames, and because I install one empty  
frame in the middle of each 9 frame honey super, my comb honey  
contains only fresh new beeswax.  I have not used hard treatments for  
varroa since late 1990's, using formic acid in the autumn only and  
oxalic acid in the late autumn.

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W

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