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Re: Advice on Bad Combs
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Tim Arheit <[log in to unmask]>
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Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 21 Jul 2004 11:26:47 -0400
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At 09:17 AM 7/21/2004, you wrote:
>So if Duragilt is plastic coarted with beeswax, why do the bees treat it
>differently from any other plastic foundation?

Because all the other plastic foundations have comb pattern formed as part
of the plastic.  The bees work this readily given a good flow even when the
wax is worn or scraped off (and even with the plastic sections from
bee-o-pack i'm happy to say).  They won't draw a flat sheet of plastic (or
a flat sheet of wax for that matter.)

-Tim

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