Hi Bob

> By constantly replacing wax over the last 10 years she has taken comb
> rotation to levels never even dreamed of even by the Europeans! Some EU
> beekeepers rotate all comb ever 3-4 years at most.

European comb replacement is shorter time periods than this.

Some beekeepers in Denmark replace comb entirely in every colony, every
year, in UK 3-4 years would be not far from the average.

During the period 1970 through to present day, replacement rate has
shifted from above five years down to two or three years and is still
reducing as more shook swarming (shakedowns) take place.


Regards & Best 73s, Dave Cushman, G8MZY
http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman or http://www.dave-cushman.net
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