Milt, I suggest you use 4 frames of honey plus either foundation or relatively clean drawn comb for your packages. Reserve the rest of the honey frames for later feeding. Replace any really dirty frames with foundation as opportunity arises. Dan Hendricks, Mercer Island, WA. Check out pugetsoundbees.org, especially the April Newsletter. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - online filing with TurboTax http://taxes.yahoo.com/