Isis writes: Another size measurement that has been used to make preliminary identifications in the field is the length of ten cells of honey comb. This distance in EHB is usually greater than 5.0 cm and in AHB less than 4.9 cm. Several measurements must be made in areas of naturally drawn comb with no distortions Reply: Careful, you now have a size loaded matter here with seemingly no reference to actual history in the upsizing of domestic honeybees from the 1890s or so on......someone forget history, and if going back smaller alleviates problems of parasitic mites and accompanying secondary diseases, then this makes the oversight even more upsetting.......Seems something wasn't factored right in the beginning, and/or archives researched right prior to publication IMPOV. Respectfully submitted, Dee A. Lusby Small Cell Commercial Beekeeper Moyza, Arizona http://groups.yahoo.com/group/organicbeekeepers/ __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL – Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- Visit www.honeybeeworld.com/bee-l for rules, FAQ and other info ---