Hello All,

Waldemar's bees chewed down comb which contained pollen starting to go
moldy, but I didn't see that in my hives. As far as I am aware, the
combs only ever contained brood, and were always in the the brood nest.


Scott Mc Pherson suggested that bees don't always accept plastic
foundation such as Pierco, but the combs both Pierco and wax were fully
drawn several years ago, and were used for rearing brood annually before
patches were chewed bare, and all have always been in the brood nest.
The hives face north, and the bare areas seem to be randomly distributed
through the brood nest. I will take more note of this condition from now
on. I just hope the condition doesn't worsen before the cause or a cure
is discovered.

Regards,
Barry Donovan,
New Zealand.






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