>If you are
>only planning on a couple of hives try ,forget buying an embeder,too
>costly plus unless you have the time it eats it up using one.The plastic
>foundation that Steve recomends would probably sufice. Using the
>foundation you have now without embeding it will only create a major mess
 
How important is cross embedding the foundation if it will only be used in
the brood nest? Is the extra support primarily to enable the comb to stand
the force of extraction?
 
I plan only a few hives and expect to forego the use of an extractor. I was
raised on good ole-fashioned hand-processed Appalachian chunk honey and
plan on putting my harvest up that way as well.
 
Greg
 
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Greg Hankins                       Mt. Gilead, NC
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