Hi All

In general I dislike cross posting, but in this case a question has arisen
out of a discussion about propolis and propolising on another list.

It is an unusual question that may well be more appropriately asked in this
forum.

----- Original Message & Forwarder-----
From: Dave Cushman <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [Norlandbeekeepers] Re: Propolis


> Hi Joe
>
> I would like to explore this a little further...
>
> I said...
> > > Do they put coin shaped dollops near the ends of the
> > > topbars?
>
> Joe Said...
> > I have seen dark round hard dollops on the top bars in
> > Italian hives.
>
> In the intervening 24 hours between these two messages, I have been
thinking
> about this and there is something about it that I do not understand.
>
> OK the race of bees in my case was mongrel with a high percentage of
> Italian, but I am not concerned about any racial linkeage. I wish to
explore
> the 'why'... One thing that I remember (I have not observed this dollop
> behaviour for about 15 years) is that the dollops were reasonably regular
in
> size and were placed about the same distance from each end of each top
bar.
>
> It is this straight placement that is rankling in my mind... What governs
> the positioning? If it were the limits of the nest the rows of dollops
would
> be curved or at least bend inwards at the ends.
>
> The obvious thing is that the inner face of the box is parallel to such
> placement, but that still begs the question as to what the relationship is
> between dollops and box.
>
>
> Best Regards & 73s... Dave Cushman, G8MZY
> Beekeeping & Bee Breeding Website...
> http://website.lineone.net/~dave.cushman