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Tom Elliott <[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, 16 Nov 2004 17:20:42 -0900
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Lionel,

> You are right about the number of cells per square inch.
> Just suppose for a minute, that you made a dot only
> 0.030 of an inch in diameter in the center of each cell in
> the square inch. Is the number of dots and cells the same?
> I am saying the cell ID gets smaller. Not the number per
> square inch. I know the numbers will stay the same.

The fact is that periodically honeybees will clean or rebuild cell walls
to maintain an acceptable size.   Combs that are many years old do not
show the same sort of results that small cell beekeepers are reporting.

Tom Elliott
Chugiak, AK

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