From: "josh jaros"  'There is no doubt that the plastic rules the coop.
They are more durable, and when the comb goes bad all you have to do is
scrape it off and put it back in.If you are in beekeeping more as a hobby
and want to fool around with all the wiring and extra work, knock yourself
out, and if it makes you happy and that much more interested in  beekeeping,
good.'

The middle road seems never to get a mention in these discussions.  Plastic
frames that split open down the middle so you just lay in a new sheet of
unwired foundation and snap back together.  The plastic is in fact
polypropolene and the bees seem to leave it very clear of propolis and odd
wax.  Each half of the frame incorporates two vertical strips that keeps the
foundation flat between them, so no need for wires.  Bees readily draw out
the wax foundation when they want to - and do not need stimulative feeding,
so no risk to the purity of the honey.
No fooling about with wiring , no extra work compared to scraping down, no
risks of diluting the floral honey with sugar honey - and cheaper (in UK at
least).
Robin Dartington

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