>What is so 'nice'about uniformity? We are unnecessarily >imposing our own values on the bees. Hi, A good point. Maybe I should expand a bit. Cutting a wedge at the corners of a frame, allows space for bees to draw drone cells if they choose. This, in my opinion, allows for the bees values to be adhered to, by providing space for drone cells at the peripheral of the broodnest, where they are typically located in a natural nest. If each frame has 10 to 20 percent drone cells at the peripheral. No mater where these frames are placed, the colony will have access to the percentage of drone cells typically found in natural nests, and the urge to construct drone cells can be satisfied. If you do not provide space for drone construction, you are basically flipping a coin as to where the drone cells will end up being placed. I believe, by not providing space for drone cells at the peripheral, you are forcing the colony to construct drone cells in places that a colony or the beekeeper normally would not prefer them to be constructed. -like in the center of a frame, or peppered across worker brood. Best Wishes Joe Waggle *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm