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On 26-Jun-12, at 12:42 PM, Bob Harrison wrote:
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> I cut two pieces of wood for the top. leaving a gap wide enough for
> thin
> comb foundation.
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Hi Bob and all
I wrote the article in Bee Cuture that Bill Lord mentioned. One
thing, I didn't mention in that article, was my main reason for not
using cut comb foundation. I didn't want to stir the pot but lately,
on another thread, we have been reading about the difficulty in
removing bee keeper and other ag chems from beeswax. By using
foundation, albeit thin, in comb honey frames, are we not including
these chemicals in the comb honey we sell? My method uses no
foundation in my comb honey frames, and because I install one empty
frame in the middle of each 9 frame honey super, my comb honey
contains only fresh new beeswax. I have not used hard treatments for
varroa since late 1990's, using formic acid in the autumn only and
oxalic acid in the late autumn.
Bob Darrell
Caledon Ontario
Canada
44N80W
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