Does anyone out there know why the larger cell size was used in the first
place? EB Wedmore, in 'A Manual of Beekeeping' (1946, reprinted 1975)
maintains that 'If the cell diameter is such as to cramp the bee, the
workers produced therein are undersized and particularly in tongue-length
and size of honey sac'(p.78)but does not give sources for this. What
effect, if any, does cutting down the cell size have on the size of the
bee, and does this have any effect on honey-gathering capacity?

Regards,

Robert Brenchley

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