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Re: healthier colonies
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Bob Darrell <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Sun, 9 Nov 2008 21:50:46 -0500
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On 9-Nov-08, at 5:07 AM, Murray McGregor wrote:

>
> Take drawn DEEP comb as the baseline (they do best on that) and  
> call it 100..the rest are percentages over several years done in  
> the 1980s
>
> Drawn deeps 100
> Drawn shallows 79
> Foundation deeps 75
> Foundation shallows 60
> Thin super 48
> Starter strips 22

Hi Murray Allen and all

Great to see you two nibbling at the edges again.  Murray, what are  
the dimensions of the shallows that you use.  The ones I use are 6  
5/8 " deep.  Great info, thanks

Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W 

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