Gavin Ramsay wrote:
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> Yet comb renewal has become a popular call - does anyone have concrete evidence of a benefit from comb renewal, beyond the possibility of relief from Foulbrood, Nosema and perhaps Chalkbrood?
>
>   
It seems that nature has made that its practice with bees. Waxmoth does 
a great job of cleaning out natural dead outs so bees start fresh. All 
the books I have read call for it, generally over a five year cycle, so 
somewhere back in pre-history there must have been a reason.

Bill Truesdell
Bath, Maine

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