In message <[log in to unmask]>, Donald
Franson <[log in to unmask]> writes
>Donald:  Bees do not remove their cocoons they just varnish over them to get
>them ready for the queen to lay her next egg.
I had a swarm move from the hive I had put them into a hive full of old
comb 10 yards further round awaiting action. They reamed out all the
comb so it looked like new! Not their own comb of course.
--
James Kilty