From: "huestis'" <buzzybee@capital.net>
Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2002 08:03:39 -0700
To: <BiologicalBeekeeping@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: Do Bees want various cell sizes?

Hi Joseph,

> I gave my bees two stripes of 5.2, 2" wide wax foundation along the top of to
> frames in my bee hive in the honey super and as soon as the bees started
> drawing off the foundation they almost doubled the cell size, and filled it
> with nectar.

You must re-learn bee behavior. One cannot just put a certain cell size in
for the bees. Timing is very critical. Once a honey flow starts bees will
go to a larger storage cell size. Bee will only draw smaller cells when they
percieve it is needed for immediate use. One thing I've learned you can't
force bees to draw small comb. The more you try the bigger mess you get. I
guess what I'm trying to say is to get good BROOD combs must be made during
the spring build up (the season according to the bee not the beekeeper).

Clay