> As a 'year old' beekeeper, I would like to add a comment to the > excellent information sent by Kerry Clark from Canada. New beekeepers > often start out with undrawn comb, drawing out of the comb would delay > the start of the queen's egg-laying activity. If in fact you did > start out with undrawn comb it may be yet unprepared for egg-laying. A comment about undrawn comb - If you started with it then keep the sugar water comming! A comment I read once is that there is a 9 to 1 ratio (9 lbs of honey to 1 lb of wax). Therefore keep giving the bees sugar water 1cup sugar 1 cup water this varies and a more experienced keeper might comment on the exact ratio. As a new beekeper I also enjoy and appreciate the info freely and curteously given on this net. AR...Jim Ory - [log in to unmask] "the views expressed here are not necessairly those of my employer"