For your enjoyment: "Ever since it was suggested by Erickson et al. (1990) that the foundation in common use might be unnaturally oversizing bees to the detriment of their health, a minority of beekeepers, especially in the USA, has applied various methods to reduce comb cell size...." http://www.dheaf.plus.com/warrebeekeeping/do_small_cells_help_bees_cope_with_varroa.pdf *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm