I should probably explain -- and this might explain the whole difference
between our observations -- that the times when I saw 30-35% drone comb
with no end in sight, I didn't let those drone frames hatch out, so
although I was seeing a huge amount of drone brood, I was keeping the
number of actual hatched out drones very low. If I were to let all those
drones (and mites) hatch out, perhaps I might then see a much reduced
tendency to draw further drone comb, more along the lines of what you're
talking about. I don't know, and I can't see wanting to test the theory,
because it seems like really poor management of the varroa situation.
I find the way that small cell theories intrude on every conceivable
thread extremely tedious.
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