Hi All,

I checked today on a super of white comb that I had put underneath a brood
chamber.  It has been heavily traveled upon for a few weeks, and the bees
are storing some pollen.

The insides of the cells are still pure white, but the rims of the cells are
thick with an even dark orange stain--like an orange ring on each one, right
at the face.  Not sure if it is "travel stain" since it is so uniform from
cell to cell--looks more like it was applied by mouthparts, but can't be
sure.  I took photos, but didn't have solvents on hand to test.

Anyway, no indication of propolis inside the cells.  However, these were
white combs, not brood cells.  Bees obviously clean and "polish" the insides
of brood cells, so propolis may well be varnished on at that time.

Randy Oliver

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