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Subject:	Re: Rite cell vs. Duragilt
From:	Mike S <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Informed Discussion of Beekeeping Issues and Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 16 Dec 2010 05:52:34 -0800
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--- On Wed, 12/15/10, Chris Slade <[log in to unmask]> wrote:A one-year comb rotation is the recommended practice in Denmark. I asked
 a Danish beekeeper about it at Apimondia and he was happy that it did 
not reduce honey crops.

Unless the foundation had a lot of extra wax in its composition, I'm not sure if I understand that adding new foundation annually doesn't reduce honey crops.  I believe the formula is eight pounds of honey produces one pound of beeswax.  Plus it involves a lot of bees just to produce the wax and then to draw it out on the foundation.  Seems like there are a lot of wax production resources that the colony could utilize elsewhere in the honey production process.  Granted that drawing out foundation doesn't require all that much wax per frame, but the time to do that would take time away from other honey production activities to my mind.  Am I mistaken here?

Mike in LA





      

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