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Barry Donovan <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 7 Oct 2004 16:04:37 +1300
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Two members of the list have suggested that comb spacing might be
incorrect, perhaps because frames are too far apart, or combs have
slumped, thus causing incorrect spacing, and that this has caused bees
to chew down cells to the foundation. However the frames are closely
spaced and as far as I can tell not slumped - indeed some are Pierco,
and non-bare areas are drawn out and full of brood, which indicates that
comb spacing is not incorrect. Also re-ordering the frames hasn't
resulted in the foundation being redrawn. In fact I think from memory
that each bare area is opposite a comb full of brood, but I'll check
this at next inspection. Collectively in a brood box of 9 frames the
bare areas might be the equivalent of about 1.5 combs, which is quite a
significant loss of brood rearing area.

Regards,
Barry Donovan,
New Zealand.



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