Thanks Allen,
 
 
>So, IMO, for reasonable amounts of somb drawn in season, the cost  of feed 
is zero.  Of course the other >costs are real, but I do question  assigning 
overhead to this operation since it is a sunk cost and not  >associated 
with the need to draw comb.
 

Really the honey cost is an opportunity cost.  If the comb had  already 
been drawn out then the bees would not have to expend energy ( the 8.4  pounds 
of honey /pound of wax) to draw out the comb.  You would make an  extra 
super of honey rather than drawing out the comb.
 
Dave M.
 


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